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Pretoria feels the pressure after Shell and TotalEnergies's Namibian discovery

Published on 25.02.2022 at 06:00 GMT

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The French major hopes its confirmation of Namibia's offshore prospects will spur the South African government into action over finalising the long-awaited Petroleum Bill.

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Pretoria feels the pressure after Shell and TotalEnergies's Namibian discovery

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The French major hopes its confirmation of Namibia's offshore prospects will spur the South African government into action over finalising the long-awaited Petroleum Bill.

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Namibia Pretoria feels the pressure after Shell and TotalEnergies's Namibian discovery

This article is part of this Running Story

The French major hopes its confirmation of Namibia's offshore prospects will spur the South African government into action over finalising the long-awaited Petroleum Bill.

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Namibia
Pretoria feels the pressure after Shell and TotalEnergies's Namibian discovery

Namibia, Qatar
QatarEnergy's team goes on the offensive in Windhoek

Namibia
TotalEnergies and Shell step on the gas in Orange Basin

Spotlight | Africa
ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon... US giants start mass exodus from the continent

South Africa
Eco Atlantic picks up speed on drilling Block 2B

Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Would-be producing states hope to emulate Namibia's oil and gas success

South Africa
Pretoria betting on 2B to get it back in the oil and gas game

Namibia
Shell discovery a blessing for neighbouring block owner Rhino Resources

Namibia
After Shell, Windhoek hopes for double win with TotalEnergies

South Africa
Total's success on block 11B/12B hangs on Ramaphosa

Spotlight | Namibia
Local firms want share in potential bonanza