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Shale gas

Minister Mantashe’s seismic quest to explore the Karoo Basin for oil and gas reserves

Business Maverick

Minister Mantashe’s seismic quest to explore the Karoo Basin for oil and gas reserves

By Julia Evans

Mantashe’s Gas Master Plan scant on key details such as finance

Business Maverick

Mantashe’s Gas Master Plan scant on key details such as finance

By Ed Stoddard

Flying into a rage – Gayton McKenzie’s Karoo airport row could land in court

Politics

Flying into a rage – Gayton McKenzie’s Karoo airport row could land in court

By Vincent Cruywagen

Relief for more than 6,000 farmers as gas exploration application is withdrawn

South Africa

Relief for more than 6,000 farmers as gas exploration application is withdrawn

By Julia Evans

Renewable energy gets Rick-rolled by the US

South Africa

Renewable energy gets Rick-rolled by the US

By Steve Kretzmann

Letter to Editor: Do not jump to premature fact-free conclusions regarding shale gas

South Africa

Letter to Editor: Do not jump to premature fact-free conclusions regarding shale gas

By Daily Maverick

Fracking flop – Karoo gas estimates ‘overcooked’ in more ways than one

South Africa

Fracking flop – Karoo gas estimates ‘overcooked’ in more ways than one

By Tony Carnie

Newsdeck

Britain approves gas fracking at north England site

By AFP

Newsdeck

First fracking licences to be issued this year, Parliament told

By News24

The water and shale gas nexus: Who needs Who?

South Africa

The water and shale gas nexus: Who needs Who?

By Tjaša Bole-Rentel & Saliem Fakir

$Is SA’s water too precious to frack with?$

South Africa

Is SA’s water too precious to frack with?

By Rebecca Davis

$Karoo open for fracking business. Wide, wide open.$

South Africa

Karoo open for fracking business. Wide, wide open.

By Rebecca Davis