TOTALENERGIES - The African Mirror

Oct

2023

South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore

SOUTH Africa's environment ministry has given the go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore for gas and oil, after rejecting an appeal from more than a dozen individuals and lobby groups who intend to challenge the decision. The appeal to stop TotalEnergies from drilling in Block 5/6/7 off the Cape coast was the latest in a series of actions seeking to halt energy companies exploring for new offshore discoveries at the foot of Africa. It sought to persuade environment minister Barbara Creecy to set aside the environmental authorisation granted to the French energy company by the Department of Mineral Resources and…

Jul

2023

By ELIAS BIRYABAREMA

Uganda: Oil pipeline “devastates livelihoods”

NEWS

A planned oil pipeline to help Uganda export its crude to international markets has "devastated" the lives of thousands of people who have experienced delayed or inadequate compensation for their land, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. The rights group also said the project, in which TotalEnergies has a 62% stake, is a disaster for the planet as it will add emissions that exacerbate climate change. France's TotalEnergies rejected HRW's accusations, saying it was respecting all the rights of affected people. Planned to cost $3.5 billion, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will carry crude from the oilfields in Uganda's west…

Jun

2023

By AMERICA HERNANDEZ

UGANDA: TotalEnergies faces 2nd lawsuit over oil projects

NEWS

FIVE activist groups have sued French oil major TotalEnergies for a second time over its projects in Uganda and Tanzania in a Paris civil court, they said, after an earlier fast-track attempt was dismissed in February. The French and Ugandan groups, led by Friends of the Earth France, accuse the energy company of failing to protect people and the environment from its Tilenga oil development and the $3.5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). Their lawsuit makes use of a 2017 French "duty of vigilance" law requiring large companies to identify risks in their global operations and supply chains, and detail strategies to prevent…

Mar

2023

By The African Mirror

French court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

NEWS

AMERICA HERNANDEZ A French court could order oil major TotalEnergies to halt the development of an east Africa pipeline in a landmark case based on legislation that makes big companies liable for risks to the environment and human rights. The Paris civil court will rule on a lawsuit filed by Friends of the Earth France and five other French and Ugandan activist groups accusing TotalEnergies of expropriating land from more than 100,000 people without sufficient compensation and drilling on a natural park with endangered species. TotalEnergies has argued that its vigilance, compensation and relocalisation plans are fair and legal and that…

Jul

2022

By The African Mirror

South Africa defeat Nigeria in WAFCON opener

SPORT

SOUTH Africa got off to a flying start following a 2-1 win over nine-time record African champions Nigeria in their first Group C encounter at the ongoing 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Desiree Ellis’ outfit scored twice in two minutes thanks to Jermaine Seoposenwe and Hilda Magaia goals in the 60th and 62nd minutes to destabilize their opponents, who were caught off-guard by the quick firing South Africans. Banyana Banyana made their intentions clear right from kickoff, pushing forward with Thembi Kgatlana and Seoposenwe asking the right questions and building momentum, which explained the 61% ball possession they registered at the end of the game.…

Mar

2022

By The African Mirror

TotalEnergies could lose S.Africa licence if no output plan by September

BUSINESS

OIL major TotalEnergies could see its licence to develop a major offshore South African gas find scrapped if it does not submit a production plan by September, the oil and gas regulator said on Thursday. TotalEnergies discovered two large gas fields, Brulpadda and Luiperd, in offshore block 11B/12B about 175 km off South Africa's southern coast in 2019 and 2020. "Their exploration right is expiring in September 2022," Phindile Masangane, chief executive of the Petroleum Agency SA, told Reuters on the sidelines of an Africa energy conference. "Whatever happens, TotalEnergies and its joint venture partners have to put in the application…