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hydrocarbons

Ramaphosa signs petroleum Bill as SA lags behind neighbours in hydrocarbon race

Business Maverick

Ramaphosa signs petroleum Bill as SA lags behind neighbours in hydrocarbon race

By Ed Stoddard

A $130bn baby - gas is the new gold on Africa’s hydrocarbon front

Africa

A $130bn baby - gas is the new gold on Africa’s hydrocarbon front

By Ed Stoddard

‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

South Africa

‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

By Tiara Walters

The missing link in a just energy transition — the case for biofuels and bioproducts

South Africa

The missing link in a just energy transition — the case for biofuels and bioproducts

By Yusuf Isa and Thokozani Majozi

Pitting non-renewables against renewables downplays the role of fossil fuels in the energy mix, Mantashe tells conference

South Africa

Pitting non-renewables against renewables downplays the role of fossil fuels in the energy mix, Mantashe tells conference

By Ethan van Diemen and Kristin Engel

It’s snow joke — Russia’s noisy Antarctic seismic ship is coming to Cape Town

Our Burning Planet

It’s snow joke — Russia’s noisy Antarctic seismic ship is coming to Cape Town

By Tiara Walters

‘Hands OFF Antarctica!’ Activists condemn SA arrival of Russia’s noisy oil and gas ship

South Africa

‘Hands OFF Antarctica!’ Activists condemn SA arrival of Russia’s noisy oil and gas ship

By Tiara Walters

‘Drill, baby, drill; gas, baby, gas’: African energy ministers solidify pro-fossil fuel position ahead of COP27

South Africa

‘Drill, baby, drill; gas, baby, gas’: African energy ministers solidify pro-fossil fuel position ahead of COP27

By Ethan van Diemen

Heatpocrisy: The ‘mining ban’ exposing Antarctica to Big Oil’s blind ambition

World

Heatpocrisy: The ‘mining ban’ exposing Antarctica to Big Oil’s blind ambition

By Tiara Walters

Russian polar vessel arrives in Cape Town as pact aims to quell tensions

South Africa

Russian polar vessel arrives in Cape Town as pact aims to quell tensions

By Tiara Walters

Seismic surveys: South Africa cannot afford the luxury of refusing to develop valuable resources on which it sits

South Africa

Seismic surveys: South Africa cannot afford the luxury of refusing to develop valuable resources on which it sits

By the board of HCI

The Ozzies are coming: Activists gear up for the next seismic survey battle - in Western Cape waters

Business Maverick

The Ozzies are coming: Activists gear up for the next seismic survey battle - in Western Cape waters

By Ed Stoddard