South Africa’s state-owned Central Energy Fund has paid five US cents, or one rand, for a huge oil refinery that isn’t in working condition. The public may have to foot the bill to clear up oil leaks.
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A major report in the U.S. finds damning evidence of decades of deceit by American oil and gas companies. The situation in Canada is likely not much different.
Dangote refinery will reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products and create jobs. But it may not be the best for the environment.
A key issue for African countries is: how to contribute towards averting a climate disaster without compromising economic growth and development.
Disagreements and political considerations override the common good in managing Ghana’s petroleum sector
Insecurity of assets and life with declining capacity for technical and market production are responsible for Nigeria’s low crude oil production.
With accelerating climate change making the need to decarbonise clearer by the day, two oil-dependent countries weigh how to preserve and present their historical fossil fuel infrastructure.
Refinery closures in South Africa are shots fired in the long running contestation between the oil refiners and the government, which has been trying to introduce cleaner fuels.
Oil is used throughout the US economy. It goes into packaging, toys, clothing and especially the food we eat.
As a short term measure, modular refineries may help Nigeria with its fuel crisis. It is however not likely to be a long term solution.
Transcripts and internal documents show how the industry shifted from leading research into fossil fuels’ effect on the climate to sowing doubt about science.
Nigeria’s new petroleum law will make its petroleum industry as competitive and attractive to investors as its peers.
Proposals for new oil and gas pipelines can generate intense debate today, but during World War II the US built an oil pipeline more than 1,300 miles long in less than a year.
Renewables form an ever-greater share of the electricity mix. But elsewhere in the energy sector – in transport, industry and buildings – emissions reduction is very slow.
An economist and an environmental law expert explain why a tax is more palatable to the industry and better for the public than regulation.
Decommissioning offshore structures is expensive and environmentally damaging – so why is it illegal to leave them where they are?
Oversight over how Ghana’s oil wealth is spent has become more important than ever.
The assassination of the Iranian general could have lasting effects on energy markets. Which countries could benefit from it and which could be negatively affected?
From May 2, any countries buying oil from Iran can expect US sanctions.
The world’s most oil-abundant nation is heading for energy consumption levels not seen since the 1990s.
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
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Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen
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Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Professorial Chair in Oil and Gas Economics and Management, University of Cape Coast
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Associate Professor, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Security Studies, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Professor and Head, School of Business, Monash University
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Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of Kent
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Director, Technoeconomic Analysis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
