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TotalEnergies seeks independent assessment of Mozambique humanitarian situation

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 6th February 2023 As part of his visit to the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique on February 3 to review the security and humanitarian situation, TotalEnergies CEO and chairperson Patrick Pouyanné entrusted Jean-Christophe Rufin, a recognised expert in humanitarian action and human rights, with an independent... →

Renergen considering US IPO; provides Phase 2 funding update

By: Simone Liedtke 31st January 2023 Natural gas and helium producer Renergen is preparing for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the American Depositary Shares (ADSs), and listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market this year, subject to market and other conditions. To raise the requisite equity funding for Phase 2 of its Virginia... →

Anglo cuts emissions at sea

By: Martin Creamer 26th January 2023 A newly launched emission-reducing ship has loaded its first cargo of iron-ore from Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore operations in South Africa. The vessel is the first of ten liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuelled new-build ships that Anglo will introduce to its chartered fleet during the... →

Anglo American South Africa management board chairperson Nolitha Fakude.

Congo LNG facility to be developed by Expro for Eni

By: Darren Parker 25th January 2023 Energy services provider Expro has entered into a long-term production solutions contract with Eni Congo, a subsidiary of multinational energy company Eni, for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pretreatment facility in the Republic of Congo. The ten-year contract is expected to generate more than... →

South Africa joins global ranks of liquid helium production thanks to Renergen project

By: Simone Liedtke 23rd January 2023 Natural gas and helium producer Renergen has produced its first liquid helium at its flagship Virginia gas project, in South Africa’s Free State province, making the country the world’s newest producer of liquid helium. The helium module is now operational and being optimised, the company... →

The helium block at the Virginia gas plant

UK's $1.15bn funding for Mozambique LNG project lawful - court

By: Reuters 13th January 2023 The British government's funding of up to $1.15-billion for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique is lawful, a London court ruled on Friday, dismissing an appeal by Friends of the Earth. The environmental campaign group had asked London's Court of Appeal to rule the British... →

Phase 2 of Renergen’s Virginia gas project awarded SIP status

By: Simone Liedtke 14th December 2022 Phase 2 of Renergen’s Virginia gas project awarded SIP status Natural gas and helium provider Renergen’s Virginia gas project’s Phase 2 is now a strategic integrated project (SIP) under the Infrastructure Development Act (IDA) and its amendments were Gazetted by Public Works and Infrastructure... →

Clough's collapse leaves more than $8bn in projects in limbo

By: Reuters 6th December 2022 More than $8-billion worth of gas, power, rail and mining projects across Australia, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea face delays following the collapse of engineering firm Clough on Monday. Projects that could be hit include the expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia, run by Rio Tinto,... →

The expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine may be affected by the collapse of Clough.

TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast

By: News24Wire 24th November 2022 French energy giant TotalEnergies is preparing to submit its final application for approval to drill up to five wells for oil or gas between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. The project has met opposition from environmental groups but the company says it is part of South Africa’s transition from coal.... →

Renergen resumes LNG operations following repairs

By: Simone Liedtke 15th November 2022 Emerging helium and natural gas producer Renergen’s liquified natural gas (LNG) plant, in the Free State, resumed operations following repairs to a faulty conduction oil system, which recently resulted in the company taking the decision to halt operations to protect the helium and nitrogen... →

Analyst sees renewables as only practical way to quickly boost South Africa's electricity generation

By: Rebecca Campbell 15th November 2022 Regarding increasing South Africa’s electricity generating capacity in the immediate future, wind, solar photovoltaic (PV) and hybrid power systems were the “only game in town”, affirmed EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland on Monday. He was addressing the Energy Indaba conference in Cape... →

TNPA concludes deal with Vopak for liquid bulk terminal development

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 14th November 2022 The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has concluded a 25-year concession agreement with Vopak South Africa Developments, to develop, build, operate and maintain a liquid bulk terminal at the Port of Richards Bay’s South Dunes Precincts. This agreement was concluded at a signing ceremony... →

Mminele outlines Just Energy Transition Investment Plan implementation vision

By: Terence Creamer 10th November 2022 The International Partners Group (IPG) of France, Germany, the UK, the US and the EU jointly endorsed South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) during the World Leaders Summit at COP27, which took place at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on November 7. Engineering News editor Terence... →

Presidential Climate Finance Task Team head Daniel Mminele

Climate projections again point to dangerous 2.7 °C rise by 2100

By: Bloomberg 10th November 2022 The research partnership Climate Action Tracker (CAT) on Thursday released its latest projections of how greenhouse gas emissions may dangerously raise the global average temperature. The result is similar to last year’s – a troubling 2.7 °C increase above preindustrial levels if policies don’t... →

Projections for global temperature increase by 2100 above preindustrial levels based on targets and announcements from COP27.

Photo by Bloomberg/Climate Action Tracker
Projections for global temperature increase by 2100 above preindustrial levels based on targets and announcements from COP27.

African G20 seat to help push rich nations on climate pledges

By: Bloomberg 10th November 2022 The African Union (AU) expects to officially join the Group of 20 (G20) nations this month, providing the continent with another seat at the table with some of the world’s biggest polluters as it confronts the fallout from global warming. The continental group aims to use the opportunity to call... →

Karpowership launches enhanced public consultations to detail benefits of its projects

By: Schalk Burger 9th November 2022 As part of floating power station company Karpowership South Africa’s environmental authorisation application, it has started an enhanced process of additional public consultations to ensure all stakeholders fully understand the benefits these projects will bring to the country. “Karpowership... →

Ten-week project cements supplier storage capacity

By: Halima Frost 4th November 2022 Heavy lifting and rigging specialists Lovemore Bros successfully concluded a substantial materials handling, stowage and delivery project of 73 parts weighing 307.1 t for a client based in Witbank, Mpumalanga. The project, which started in the second week of May, was finished when the last item... →

A large element of a gas plant which was dismantled and transported by Lovemore Bros being offloaded and then placed on a ship using heavy materials handling machinery at he Richards Bay port

STOWAWAY The stowage project undertaken by Lovemore Bros was concluded when the last part of a gas plant was delivered to the Richards Bay port

Sasol says 600 MW renewables deal ‘imminent’ as it moves to cut emissions

By: Terence Creamer 3rd November 2022 JSE-listed group Sasol expects to conclude power purchase agreements for 600 MW of renewable energy “imminently” as it moves ahead with plans to meet a 2030 target of reducing its greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by 30%, while sustaining energy and chemical production volumes. The renewables... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler

Developing country carbon emissions clemency not applicable to South Africa – Nicholls

By: Donna Slater 2nd November 2022 South Africa cannot be allowed to breach its climate change mitigation measures and Paris Agreement declarations despite it being an emerging country that is dependant and still heavily reliant on fossil fuels, South African Presidential Climate Commission mitigation head Steve Nicholls told... →

Photo by Creamer Media's Donna Slater
South Africa is a significant carbon-intensive emitter, sharing an emissions contributing position among the highest, globally

Energy crisis sparked by Ukraine war to speed up green transition – IEA

By: Reuters 27th October 2022 The drop in Russian fossil fuel exports after its Ukraine invasion this year will transform the global energy landscape for decades and can help to hasten a green energy transition, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. The IEA's annual World Energy Outlook acknowledges the... →

IEA executive director Fatih Birol

No imminent shortage of liquid fuels in the country, DMRE assures

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 26th October 2022 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has assured South Africans that there is no imminent shortage of liquid fuels in the country. It added that predictions made by the Liquid Fuel Wholesalers Association (LFWA) to the contrary were “very unfortunate”. →

Preliminary LNG system performance at Renergen’s Free State project ‘exceeds specifications’

By: Simone Liedtke 26th October 2022 The liquefied natural gas (LNG) system at emerging helium and natural gas producer Renergen’s Virginia gas plant, in the Free State of South Africa, is complete, with preliminary performance data indicating that the LNG “exceeds design specifications”. The onsite storage tanks and virtual... →

World is in its 'first truly global energy crisis' - IEA's Birol

By: Reuters 25th October 2022 Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of "the first truly global energy crisis", the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. Rising imports of LNG to Europe amid the Ukraine... →

IEA executive director Fatih Birol

Green hydrogen seen competing with LNG within a decade

By: Bloomberg 18th October 2022 The cost of clean hydrogen will fall to that of liquefied natural gas in a decade as global efforts to replace fossil fuels accelerate, according to Europe’s biggest operator of gas infrastructure. “Green hydrogen today is not economically competitive against alternative energy sources, which... →

Africa needs to use all its energy sources to develop, says AU Commissioner

By: Rebecca Campbell 5th October 2022 Africa must make use of all its energy resources, as it needs to achieve development. So affirmed African Union (AU) Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Amani Abou-Zeid in her keynote address to the Africa Oil Week conference in Cape Town. She highlighted that some 50% of African people... →

Coastal communities call for greater consultation on oil and gas exploration

By: Donna Slater 30th September 2022 Large- and small-scale fishers and communities on the Wild Coast of South Africa request that, at the very least, more scientific research be done on the effects of exploration activities, and that various stakeholders undertake greater engagement about such activities to gain a better... →

Mozambique expects decision by March on $20bn gas project restart

By: Bloomberg 20th September 2022 Mozambique’s Finance Minister Max Tonela is “very optimistic” that TotalEnergies will make a decision by March to resume work on its $20-billion liquefied natural gas export project that Islamic State-linked violence put on hold. “What Total has required is a long-term security assurance” and the... →

Nersa says Eskom is seeking deviation from IRP to build 3 000 MW of combined cycle gas

By: Terence Creamer 14th September 2022 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed that Eskom has not applied for a Ministerial determination for a 3 000 MW combined cycle gas power plant at Richards Bay in terms of the Integrated Resource Plan of 2019 (IRP2019), but is instead seeking permission to deviate... →

EU boosts support to southern African military mission in Mozambique

By: Reuters 8th September 2022 The European Union (EU) said on Thursday it would provide additional support to an African military mission in Mozambique, as Islamist attacks threaten gas projects meant to reduce the EU's reliance on Russian energy. Confirming a Reuters report in August, EU governments have agreed to provide... →

TNPA secures board approval for big expansions at Durban, Richards Bay ports

By: Terence Creamer 6th September 2022 The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) board has approved plans that open the way for various expansions at the Durban and Richards Bay ports, including a new berth for handling liquified natural gas (LNG) at the Port of Richards Bay. TNPA, which has been established as an independent... →

Port of Durban

Renergen marks major milestone as Virginia project begins producing commercial LNG

By: Terence Creamer 5th September 2022 Emerging helium and natural gas producer Renergen reports that its Virginia gas project in the Free State has entered operations, a milestone that represents the company’s transition from explorer to producer and the emergence of Virginia as South Africa’s first commercial liquefied natural gas... →

The Virginia Gas Plant

Gas a viable decarbonisation source

By: Leah Shelene Asaram 2nd September 2022 Decarbonisation can be implemented by the introduction of gas as a replacement of fossil fuels such as coal and diesel, says strategic research and advisory company Birguid senior associate Patience Panashe Panashe tells Engineering News that the benefits asserted from the use of liquified... →

COAL TIMES The excessive usage of coal has fed into South Africa’s carbon-intensive economy

Virginia gas project Phase 1 reaches completion

By: Leah Shelene Asaram 2nd September 2022 Helium and domestic natural gas producer Renergen completed the development of Phase 1 of its Virginia Gas Project in July and has started with commercial operation. The project comprises the development of 52 km of gas assemblage pipeline and cryogenic liquefaction processing facilities located... →

Aerial view of Phase 1 - Virginia Gas Project

VIRGINIA GAS FIELDS Phase 1 based in the Free State reaches completion

Sasol prepares to ramp up decarbonisation capex from 2025

By: Terence Creamer 23rd August 2022 Energy and chemicals group Sasol expects to invest the bulk of the R15-billion to R25-billion it is budgeting to facilitate a 30% reduction in its carbon emissions by 2030 between 2025 and 2027, having spent only modest capital on such projects to date. The expenditure forms part of the... →

Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler

Mozambique to export first LNG as global natural-gas prices soar

By: Bloomberg 19th August 2022 Mozambique is poised to ship its first cargo of liquefied natural gas overseas, joining the ranks of the world’s exporters as a global energy crunch pushes prices of the fuel to record highs. The LNG tanker British Mentor, operated by BP Plc, is set to arrive Aug. 24 at a new floating terminal... →

Three voyages reach FLNG development

19th August 2022 In April, heavy lifting shipping company BigLift Shipping announced it had been contacted by global oil and gas company TechnipFMC and it had subsequently successfully made three heavy lift vessels available for work on the Coral floating liquefied natural gas development in Mozambique. The... →

Amid energy crisis, EU plans to help gas-rich Mozambique boost security

By: Reuters 16th August 2022 The European Union (EU) is planning a five-fold increase in financial support to an African military mission in Mozambique, an internal EU document shows, as Islamist attacks threaten gas projects meant to reduce the EU's reliance on Russian energy. The energy squeeze due to the Ukraine war has... →

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