South Africa: Clarity on Petroleum Bill Needed to Drive Growth (By James Chester)
(WorldNews Africa)

James Chester, Senior Director. A lot has changed in the past year. One thing that has remained constant is the state of stasis of South Africa’s new petroleum code. Earlier this month, Africa Intelligence reported (https://bit.ly/3pn2MzH) in a headline: ‘Total makes development of block 11B/12B conditional on publication of Petroleum Bill.” The statement once again brings into focus South Africa’s need to create dedicated petroleum legislation, and the country’s lack of a clear position on natural gas. Brulpadda and the New Petroleum Code Total first tried to drill the Brulpadda prospect in 2014, and was held back by difficult deepwater conditions. In February...