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class="title"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Oil and Gas Overview</span> </h1> </div> </div> </div> <main class="main-content col pb-5 w-100" id="content" role="main"> <section class="section"> <a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a> <div id="block-saoga8-sass-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <div class="content"> <article data-history-node-id="7" role="article" about="/web/oil-and-gas-overview" typeof="schema:WebPage" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-full clearfix"> <header> <span property="schema:name" content="Oil and Gas Overview" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="lead">South Africa is well positioned to take advantage of the project opportunities leveraged off its strategic geographic position, its well established industrial base and growing track record of oil & gas suppliers and service providers.</p> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="views-element-container border-top-grey pt-4 mt-4 block block-views block-views-blockoil-and-gas-overview-block-1" id="block-views-block-oil-and-gas-overview-block-1"> <div class="content"> <div><div class="view view-oil-and-gas-overview view-id-oil_and_gas_overview view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-51cce0d73ebd9b87d36f50878e8b6d4f6814e49cbf10b082c68556b4e134b736"> <div class="view-content row"> <div class="w-100 views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="4" role="article" about="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/strategic-geographic-position" typeof="schema:WebPage" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h3 class="node__title"> <a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/strategic-geographic-position" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Strategic Geographic Position</span> </a> </h3> <span property="schema:name" content="Strategic Geographic Position" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h4>Oil and Gas Potential in Sub-Saharan Africa</h4> <p>Africa, particularly southern Africa, will realise significant opportunities across the oil and gas value chain as this industry develops towards its full potential.</p> <p>Africa's economies are some of the fastest growing economies in the world, and while oil and gas activity will initially focus on exploration, as the industry matures other areas of the value chain will develop and play a greater importance (logistics, refining, wholesale and retail consumption) as domestic markets for oil and gas products develop.</p></div> <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/strategic-geographic-position" rel="tag" title="Strategic Geographic Position" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Strategic Geographic Position</span></a></span></nav> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="w-100 views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="5" role="article" about="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/established-upstream-and-midstream-activity" typeof="schema:WebPage" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h3 class="node__title"> <a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/established-upstream-and-midstream-activity" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Established Upstream and Midstream Activity</span> </a> </h3> <span property="schema:name" content="Established Upstream and Midstream Activity" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Two catalysts spurred the development of South Africa's upstream supplier base. Firstly, the development of the South Coast offshore infrastructure starting in the late 1980s led to the establishment of significant South African capacity to fabricate and provide a variety of technical services to the industry. Many of the global service companies also established South African operations to service these developments.</p></div> <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/established-upstream-and-midstream-activity" rel="tag" title="Established Upstream and Midstream Activity" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Established Upstream and Midstream Activity</span></a></span></nav> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="w-100 views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="25" role="article" about="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/overview-oil-gas-sub-saharan-africa-region" typeof="schema:WebPage" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h3 class="node__title"> <a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/overview-oil-gas-sub-saharan-africa-region" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Overview of Oil & Gas in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region</span> </a> </h3> <span property="schema:name" content="Overview of Oil & Gas in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Sub-Saharan Africa is a vast region of approximately 24.3 million square kilometers. Geographically, it is the area on the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara Desert. Politically, it comprises of 49 African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara (excluding Sudan).</div> <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/overview-oil-gas-sub-saharan-africa-region" rel="tag" title="Overview of Oil & Gas in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Overview of Oil & Gas in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region</span></a></span></nav> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="w-100 views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="32" role="article" about="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/sub-saharan-africa-next-20-years" typeof="schema:WebPage" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h3 class="node__title"> <a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/sub-saharan-africa-next-20-years" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Sub-Saharan Africa - The next 20 years</span> </a> </h3> <span property="schema:name" content="Sub-Saharan Africa - The next 20 years" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Over the next 20 years Sub-Saharan Africa will see significant changes in the upstream and midstream sectors of the oil and gas value chain. Included in this section is an examination of current Oil & Gas activity and an assessment of proposed future Oil & Gas activity over the next 20 years.</div> <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/sub-saharan-africa-next-20-years" rel="tag" title="Sub-Saharan Africa - The next 20 years" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Sub-Saharan Africa - The next 20 years</span></a></span></nav> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="w-100 views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="33" role="article" about="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/upstream-oil-gas-south-africa" typeof="schema:WebPage" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h3 class="node__title"> <a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/upstream-oil-gas-south-africa" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Upstream Oil & Gas in South Africa</span> </a> </h3> <span property="schema:name" content="Upstream Oil & Gas in South Africa" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h4>Oil & Gas Statistics</h4> <p>At present, South Africa does not have significant proven oil and gas reserves and produces oil and gas from coal and imported crude oil. The relative under-utilisation of gas is as a result of the abundant coal resources in the country that allowed South Africa to produce petroleum and by-products as well as electricity cheaply from coal.</p></div> <div class="inline__links"><nav class="links inline nav links-inline"><span class="node-readmore nav-link"><a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/upstream-oil-gas-south-africa" rel="tag" title="Upstream Oil & Gas in South Africa" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Upstream Oil & Gas in South Africa</span></a></span></nav> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="w-100 views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="34" role="article" about="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/major-projects-sub-saharan-africa" typeof="schema:WebPage" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h3 class="node__title"> <a href="/web/oil-and-gas-overview/major-projects-sub-saharan-africa" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field 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