Paris, France (AFP) – French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Monday it was withdrawing from two offshore gas fields in South Africa.

The company said the two blocks off the country’s southern coast could “not be turned into a commercial development as it appeared to be too challenging to economically develop and monetise these gas discoveries for the South African market”.

cdu/asl/lth/gil

© Agence France-Presse

Featured image credit: wirestock | Freepik.com

Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
EPFL premieres Public Portal to Anticipation at Expo 2025 OsakaNews

EPFL premieres Public Portal to Anticipation at Expo 2025 Osaka

The Geneva Public Portal to Anticipation, created by the EPFL Laboratory for Experimental Museology in collaboration with the Geneva Science Diplomacy Anticipator, is an interactive…
SourceSourceMay 2, 2025 Full article
Breathtaking sunset in the evening
Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heatwave severityNewsScience

Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heatwave severity

By Cell Press Even though climate change is bringing more frequent and severe heat waves, there is no standard, global way to measure heat-wave severity,…
SourceSourceAugust 7, 2024 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
Indonesia suffers food, medical shortages as Asia flood tolls riseNews

Indonesia suffers food, medical shortages as Asia flood tolls rise

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP Regions hit by floods that killed hundreds in Indonesia were suffering from food and medical shortages, authorities said, as elephants pitched in…
SourceSourceDecember 8, 2025 Full article