South Africa: seeking Mozambique gas

Summary: A shortage of domestically-sourced natural gas feedstock will lead South African energy minister Jeff Radebe to supply talks in Mozambique. South Africa’s deliberations whether to secure natural gas from Mozambique’s Rovuma offshore basin means Pretoria is making a strategic decision with geopolitical implications. Analysis South Africa’s gas-to-liquids refinery at Mossel Bay could run out of domestically-sourced feedstock in the next couple of years. Wanting to avoid the possible shutdown of the national asset, the development will likely spur energy cooperation between South Africa and neighboring Mozambique as well as new natural gas infrastructure within South Africa. An upcoming visit …

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