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            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Make sure you watch this AT TOP LEVEL interview with Mohamed Hosseiny, the Oversight Country Managing Director for Africa at Hitachi Energy and his comments on the positive manner in which Africa is embracing renewable energy at utility scale and at small scale. Gain insight, too, into the way  Hitachi Energy is partnering with mining companies on the continent.
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned utility Eskom has received the report on the findings of an independent investigation into diesel procurement and storage contracts under tender MWP2197GX. The report is undergoing a review in line with Eskom’s internal governance process before implementation of its recommendations.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude futures climbed 45 cents, or 0.6%, to $72.44 a barrel at 06:27 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.05 a barrel, up 82 cents, or 1.2%.]]></description>
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            <title>ASP Isotopes proposes merger of Noble Africa with EBDRA Life Sciences</title>
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            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[To combat climate change, the world needs green molecules in addition to green electrons. “If we look how the economy is carbonised, an electron can only decarbonise between 60% to 70% of the economy,” SLR Consulting Power Sector Lead Middle East and Africa Stuart Heather-Clark points out.]]></description>
            <author>Martin Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices extended their decline on Thursday to near levels last seen before the start of the Iran war, as expectations of rising supply from the Middle East outweighed demand concerns. Prompt-month Brent crude futures for August delivery fell $1.06, or 1.44%, to $72.68 a barrel by 0639 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate lost 76 cents, or 1.08%, to $69.58 a barrel.]]></description>
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            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
            <category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
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The US has announced an interim agreement to end the Iran war, which includes Iran reopening the strait and the US lifting its naval blockade of Iran, potentially bringing an end to the largest oil supply disruption in history.]]></description>
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            <title>Transmission expansion remains energy sector's biggest unlock — Mulilo</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mulilo CEO Jan Fourie speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about the priorities for South Africa's renewable energy sector, the investment and policy actions needed to accelerate energy development, and the role of clean energy in supporting Africa's industrialisation ambitions.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Phelan Green selects Johnson Matthey technology for Saldanha eSAF plant</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/phelan-green-selects-johnson-matthey-technology-for-saldanha-esaf-plant-2026-06-17</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Renewable energy company Phelan Green Hydrogen says it has licensed technologies from advanced metals chemistry company Johnson Matthey Catalyst Technologies for its planned electro‑sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facility in the Western Cape, South Africa. Johnson Matthey’s HyCOgen technology uses a catalysed process to convert CO2 and electrolytic, or green hydrogen into carbon monoxide (CO). This CO is then combined with additional hydrogen to form syngas.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Globeleq highlights opportunities in Southern Africa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Globeleq CEO Jonathan Hoffman speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about the key developments shaping the continent's energy landscape and the opportunities, challenges and investment priorities influencing future energy infrastructure growth.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
            <category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>SLR highlights growing regional energy and investment links</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[SLR Consulting business development director for the Middle East Andrew Burrow speaks to Engineering News at the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town about opportunities and challenges in the energy sector, infrastructure development, and the changing role of consulting firms in supporting energy projects across Africa and the wider region.]]></description>
            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
            <category>Oil &amp; Gas</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil hits 3-month low as US, Iran reach peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/oil-hits-3-month-low-as-us-iran-reach-peace-deal-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-2026-06-15</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices slipped to a three-month low on Monday after US President Donald Trump and Iran's deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude futures fell $4.16, or 4.8%, to $83.17 a barrel by 13:15 GMT and US West Texas Intermediate was at $80.49, down $4.39, or 5.2%.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
            <category>OIL &amp; GAS</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Shares and bonds surge, oil slides on Iran deal</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/shares-and-bonds-surge-oil-slides-on-iran-deal-2026-06-15</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Share markets and bonds rallied hard on Monday and oil prices tumbled 5% as a framework peace deal between the US and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures globally and lessen the need for higher interest rates.

Europe's early optimism drove both the STOXX 600 and FTSE Eurofirst to records. Asia's biggest markets had all leapt overnight, while futures markets pointed to gains of 1.3% to 2% for Wall Street later.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Goldman lowers 2027 Brent oil forecast on supply growth, demand risks</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/goldman-lowers-2027-brent-oil-forecast-on-supply-growth-demand-risks-2026-06-12</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs on Thursday lowered its 2027 average Brent oil price forecast to $80/bbl, citing stronger supply growth and persistent demand weakness, even as it warned prices could swing sharply under different geopolitical scenarios. The bank highlighted rising output from the United States, Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela and the UAE, alongside structural demand shifts, particularly in China.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mantashe calls for stronger refining capacity amid global energy instability</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/mantashe-calls-for-stronger-refining-capacity-amid-global-energy-instability-2026-06-10</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has reiterated government’s commitment to strengthening South Africa’s energy security through increased refining capacity, strategic fuel stocks and accelerated developments in oil and gas, but also cautioned against a hasty transition away from conventional fuels. Mantashe delivered this message during a keynote address on the first day of the Fuels Industry Imbizo hosted by industry organisation the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <editor>Chanel de Bruyn</editor>
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            <title>Standard Bank outlines macroeconomic spinoffs from $30bn Rovuma LNG project</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/standard-bank-outlines-macroeconomic-spinoffs-from-30bn-rovuma-lng-project-2026-06-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Standard Bank has published a bullish macroeconomic assessment of the giant Rovuma liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in northern Mozambique, which has been described as the largest commercial project in Africa’s history but which has faced protracted delays following a deadly insurgency in Cabo Delgado in 2021. The onshore project has a current estimated capital cost of $30-billion and has been expanded to a yearly production of 18-million tonnes from an initial nameplate of 15-million tonnes.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil prices climb more than $4 after Israeli strikes on Iran, Lebanon</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/oil-prices-climb-more-than-4-after-israeli-strikes-on-iran-lebanon-2026-06-08</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices jumped more than $4 on Monday, with investors spooked by fresh Israeli strikes on Iran as well as renewed attacks on Lebanon a day earlier. Brent crude futures rose $4.42 or 4.47% to $97.15 a barrel as of 0609 GMT, while US crude futures were up $4.07 or 4.50% at $94.61 per barrel.]]></description>
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            <category>ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Hostilities flare in Iran war, oil jumps with talks at a stalemate</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/hostilities-flare-in-iran-war-oil-jumps-with-talks-at-a-stalemate-2026-06-03</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Gulf hostilities flared again on Wednesday, with an Iranian missile attack damaging Kuwait's airport and the US military carrying out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran showed little progress. The latest flare-up, which sent oil prices up more than 1%, comes with the conflict stalemated in a shaky ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz largely closed, more than three months after initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Invictus Energy signs Zimbabwe gas deal for its Cabora Bassa gas project</title>
            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/invictus-energy-signs-zimbabwe-gas-deal-for-its-cabora-bassa-gas-project-2026-05-27</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's Invictus Energy signed a petroleum production sharing agreement (PPSA) with Zimbabwe on Wednesday, a key step as it looks to advance its Cabora Bassa gas project, company executives said. At the signing ceremony in Harare, Invictus CEO Scott Macmillan said the PPSA would be a hybrid model which meant the State could choose between taking a portion of the profits or a portion of the gas eventually produced.]]></description>
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            <category>ENERGY</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Inflation impact likely in emerging markets owing to US-Iran war – BMI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial market research company BMI expects oil prices to average $90/bbl this year, and to remain higher for longer, which will, in turn, feed into rising inflation. This will lead to pressure being placed on the reserves of energy-importing countries and to tightening monetary policies, particularly in emerging markets in Asia, said BMI Emerging Markets director and global economist Nikhil Sanghani on May 26.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>INFLATION RISKS</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Industrial gas users outline policy actions needed to avert gas cliff</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Industrial Gas Users Association-Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has outlined the policy requirements it believes are now required to mitigate what would otherwise be a steep decline in gas supply to domestic industry by 2030. Described as a ‘gas cliff’ the fall-off is anticipated when existing supply from Mozambique’s Pande-Temane fields is no longer available to industrial consumers from 2028 and after Sasol ends its temporary two-year supply of methane-rich gas, produced using coal.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, said on Monday that commercial oil inventories were depleting rapidly with only a few weeks' worth left due to the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. Birol, who is participating in the Group of Seven finance leaders meeting in Paris, told reporters that the release of strategic oil reserves had added 2.5-million barrels of oil per day to the market, but said these reserves "are not endless".]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices extended gains on Monday as efforts to end the Iran war appeared to have stalled, after a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates came under attack and as US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss military options on Iran. Brent crude futures climbed $1.65, or 1.51%, to $110.91 /bbl by 0703 GMT, but were off the $112 they had touched earlier for their highest since May 5.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom says an interim report by an independent forensic firm has identified instances of non-adherence to Eskom processes in the procurement of the services and the management of the contracts for diesel supply. The contracts under investigation by Eskom Group Investigations and Security relate to the supply of diesel to its open-cycle gas turbine power stations, which support system reliability during emergencies, particularly at peak demand and during periods of high breakdowns.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global oil supply will not meet total demand this year as the Iran war wreaks havoc on Middle East oil production, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its monthly oil market report on Wednesday. "With Hormuz tanker traffic still restricted, cumulative supply losses from Gulf producers already exceed 1 billion barrels with more than 14-million (barrels per day) of oil now shut in, an unprecedented supply shock," the agency said.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that his department will publish a “sequenced” implementation roadmap for the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) so as to address prevailing uncertainty over the transition to a competitive market structure. In his Budget Vote address on Tuesday, the Minister said the SAWEM would introduce clearer price signals, improve dispatch efficiency, allocate balancing responsibilities, improve transparency and reduce long-term reliance on the single buyer model.]]></description>
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