South Africa’s Faces Major Oil Refinery Crisis
Two of South Africa’s four oil refineries are currently offline and expected to restart next year at the earliest, while the other two facilities also face an uncertain future as Continue Reading
Almost Half of South Africa’s Oil Refining Seen Shut Until 2022
South African plants owned by Glencore Plc and Petroliam Nasional Bhd that make up 43% of the nation’s oil-refining capacity are expected to stay shut until at least 2022, according to energy consultant Continue Reading
Bids Listed to Plug South Africa’s Power Generation Shortage
South Africa’s program to narrow a shortage of as much as 3,000 megawatts of electricity generation has drawn interest from solar, gas and powership developers. Richards Bay Gas Power 2, Scatec Continue Reading
Blast-rocked South African oil refinery shut down for investigations
South Africa’s second-largest crude oil refinery, the Engen plant in Durban, has been shut down to allow investigators a chance to find out the cause of a “fire incident” earlier Continue Reading
Total makes second ‘significant’ gas condensate find off South Africa
Total and its partners have made a “significant” gas condensate discovery near the major Brulpadda find off South Africa’s Western Cape raising the prospects of a new gas push in Continue Reading
After Early Success, South Africa Buckles Under Coronavirus Surge
Lauded in the early stages of the pandemic for taking decisive steps to limit Covid-19 infections, South Africa is now battling one of the world’s fastest-growing coronavirus outbreaks that is Continue Reading
South Africa News: New Total Oil Rig Coming for Wildcat Drilling –
Total SA has deployed a rig to South Africa to look for more oil near a massive discovery, in a rare example of exploration in a frontier area. The Odfjell Deepsea Continue Reading
South Africa scientists say up to 50,000 COVID-19 deaths possible
South Africa could see up to 50,000 coronavirus deaths and as many as 3 million infections by the end of the year as the southern hemisphere winter leads to a Continue Reading
Price War Hits Africa’s Largest Oil Producer
Caught in the Saudi-Russian oil price war, Africa’s largest oil producer, Nigeria, has discounted deeply its crude and aims to pump as much as it can, trying to retain customers Continue Reading
A Perfect COVID-19 Storm Closes in on South Africa
With only 709 confirmed coronavirus cases as of March 25, South Africa may be lagging a few weeks behind the outbreaks now unfolding in Europe and North America. But when Continue Reading