Are Namibia and South Africa on the cusp of a hydrocarbons boom?

The Orange Basin, spanning Namibia and South Africa, has in recent times, become a major global hotspot for oil and gas discoveries and drilling activities.

Investments from supermajors in the basin continue to grow, as plans to develop the fields advance. However, the efforts to commercialise the discoveries have not been without challenges.

Explore African Energy’s coverage of this promising investment opportunity.

Oil rigs off Namibia

Shell takes exploration write-down but remains optimistic over Namibia’s offshore

Issue 519 - 10 January 2025

Industry hype over Namibia as one of the world’s hottest offshore frontiers has been tempered by Shell’s announcement that it will take a write-down on nine wells drilled within its operated PEL 39 block. Shell called the move an ‘accounting process’ – and said it still sees additional commercial opportunities...

Qatar increases holdings in Namibian offshore Orange Basin blocks

Issue 517 - 26 November 2024

QatarEnergy has added to its existing oil and gas holdings in two promising areas off the coast of Namibia, where the giant Venus oil discovery was made in February 2022.

Issue 516 - 12 November 2024

Impact completes farm-out of stakes in Namibian offshore blocks to TotalEnergies

Issue 515 - 28 October 2024

Promise of Namibian oil and gas industry from Orange Basin discoveries

Pin South Africa

Issue 511 - 28 August 2024

Africa Oil Corp makes another attempt to boost Impact stake

Pin Namibia, South Africa

In depth

Issue 509 - 18 July 2024

Africa’s upstream M&A market offers a slow road to completion

Pin Angola, Namibia, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Gabon

Resources, Strategy & risk

Issue 507 - 06 June 2024

Eco Atlantic takes control of Block 1 in South Africa’s Orange Basin

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Issue 505 - 09 May 2024

Namibia: BP and Eni's Azule JV strikes first international deal, taking Orange Basin block stake

Issue 502 - 12 March 2024

Total and Qatar farm in to South Africa’s offshore Block 3B/4B

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Issue 499 - 25 January 2024

Africa Oil secures South African approval to up stake in Block 3B/4B

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Issue 498 - 21 January 2024

TotalEnergies increases Namibia offshore stake, Galp makes ‘significant’ find in Orange Basin

Issue 496 - 30 November 2023

Namibia gears up for more Orange Basin exploration and appraisal work

In depth

Issue 495 - 14 November 2023

Namibia: Government pushes Kudu gas field development despite South Africa export doubts

Pin Namibia, South Africa

Power, Resources

Issue 494 - 31 October 2023

Namibia: Orange Basin primed for activity as Galp prepares for November drilling

Issue 490 - 11 September 2023

Namibia: Appraisal drilling signals progress

Issue 488 - 19 July 2023

South Africa: Africa Oil Corporation ups Orange Basin stake amid rising interest in offshore prospects

Pin Namibia, South Africa

Issue 479 - 02 March 2023

Namibia: Appraisal well under way at Venus as other IOCs plan drilling

Namibia oil and gas map

Namibia’s oil and gas exploration and production acreage – January 2024

South Africa oil and gas exploration map

South Africa: Oil and gas exploration – revised March 2022

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