TOTAL MAKES SIGNIFICANT GAS DISCOVERY IN SOUTH AFRICA

THE FRENCH oil company Total recently discovered a significant gas condensate discovery in the Outeniqua Basin, off the south coast of South Africa. It follows a discovery in an adjacent area in 2019.

The latest discovery was made in an area cover 19,000 square kilometres, with a water depth between 200 to 1,800 metres.

Total has a 45 percent interest in the stake: the remainder is shared with Qatar Petroleum (25 percent), CNR international (20 percent) and Main Street (10 percent).