Country Report
South Africa upstream summary
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Report summary
South Africa's offshore oil and gas production has ceased. PetroSA operated the country's entire production from Block 9 (E-M, F-A, and F-O) and South Coast Gas. These facilities were located off the southern coast in the Outeniqua basin. Oil production started in 1997 and ceased in 2013. Offshore gas production began earlier, in 1992. The gas supplied a 45,000 boe/d synfuels gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant at Mossel Bay. This production ceased in 2021, leading to the mothballing of the ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
- Key companies
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Geology
- Introduction
- Regional tectonic framework
- Outeniqua basin
- Southwest African Coastal basin
- Mozambique basin
- Karoo and Kalahari basins
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Exploration
- Licensing
- Offshore licensing activity
- 2009 licensing round
- 2007 licensing round
- Onshore unconventional licensing
- Historical activity
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Success rates
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Reserves and resources
- Contingent Resources
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Production
- Liquids
- Gas
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Infrastructure
- Oil infrastructure
- Oil pipelines
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Oil refineries
- Astron refinery
- Enref refinery
- Natref refinery
- Sapref refinery
- Gas infrastructure
- Gas pipelines
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Gas processing/synthetic fuels facilities
- Sasol One/SCI (Sasolburg)
- Sasol Two and Three (Secunda)
- Mossgas (Mossel Bay)
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Costs
- Introduction
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Capital costs
- Capital expenditure by location
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Operating costs
- Operating expenditure by location
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
- Regulatory body
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State oil company
- Central Energy Fund (CEF)
- South Africa National Petroleum Company (SANPC)
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Licensing
- Reconnaissance Permit
- Petroleum Right
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Fiscal terms
- Overview
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Current fiscal terms
- Concession terms
- Government equity participation
- Bonuses, rentals and fees
- Indirect taxes
- Royalty
- R-Factor calculation
- Domestic market obligation
- Contractor revenue entitlement
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Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Location maps: Image 1
- Reserves and contingent resources at 01/01/2025
- Net Acreage 2025
- Reserves and resources: Table 1
- South Africa basins map
- Outeniqua basin generalised stratigraphy
- South Africa block map
- Reserves and resources: Table 2
- Production: Table 1
- Liquids production
- Production: Table 2
- 11 more item(s)...
What's included
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