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Afrox receives its biggest-ever LPG shipment in Saldanha Bay

Commercial gas producer African Oxygen (Afrox) recently landed and offloaded the largest cargo of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) it has ever received by sea, at Saldanha, in the Western Cape. The company ordered the record 3 000 t shipment to alleviate increased pressure on Western Cape supply, as a local oil refinery was due to conduct planned pre-winter maintenance. “The shipment will effectively...

Gas Field to supply Saldanha Bay with 750 Megawatts Power Plant.

African International Energy Plc (7AE), a Johannesburg-based investor in energy projects on the continent, said developing the Ibubhesi gas field off South Africa’s west coast will cost $2.5 billion. The field, in which state-owned PetroSA holds a 24 percent stake, is likely to begin production by the end of 2016, Aldworth Mbalati, chief executive officer, told reporters in Johannesburg today....

Reverse Osmosis Pilot Plant for Saldanha Bay

Proposed operation of two research reverse osmosis pilot plant at farm 1132/0 and farm 949/0 in the Saldanha Bay Region.   News Brought to you by West Coast Office National www.pencil.co.za 022 713 1111     //

EIA Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Facility for Saldanha Bay. West Coast

Notification of environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the proposed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) handling facility on portion 13 of farm 127, Yzervarkensrug, Saldanha Bay, West Coast News Brought to you by West Coast Office National www.pencil.co.za 022 713 1111     //

Crude Oil Tank Farm for Saldanha Bay

Environmental Impact Assesment Notice. Public Participation Process Proposed Crude Oil Tank Farm for Saldanha Bay. News brought to you by West Coast Office National 022 713 1111 – www.pencil.co.za –  sales@pencil.co.za //

Western Cape Government’s invests in Saldanha Bay

The Western Cape Government’s mid-term review has shown us how far we’ve come, but also the enormous tasks that lie ahead. As your government, we want to partner with you so that we can fast track our goal of becoming an open, opportunity society for all our people. This goal has defined our spending programmes for 2012/13 and beyond.     Economic and labour context For the third...

Rare earth separation plant planned for Saldanha Bay

Toronto-quoted Frontier Rare Earths on Tuesday announced the positive results of a scoping study at its Zandkopsdrift project in South Africa’s Northern Cape, which gave the asset a $3.65-billion after-tax net present value at an 11% discount rate. According to the preliminary economic assessment (PEA), the project would have a two-year payback period from the start of production, set to average...

TNPA,UAL try to cut a deal in Saldanha Bay

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) scrambled this week to repair its damaged relationship with a Dutch-based shipping company – Universal Africa Lines (UAL) – which was poised to invest hundreds of millions of rand into transforming a section of the Saldanha Bay harbour and emerging industrial development zone (IDZ) into an oil and gas servicing hub. Renewed discussions between UAL and...

Transnet Ports continuing talks with UAL on Saldanha lease

State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) this week continued negotiations with shipping company Universal African Lines (UAL) to save an investment deal at the Saldanha port. Last week it was announced the Dutch-headquartered group would withdraw from the Saldanha Oil and Gas Service Base project, citing delays in concluding the lease agreement. TNPA CEO Tau Morwe said on Friday the ports...

Western Cape supports plans for Saldanha IDZ

The Western Cape Cabinet has issued its support to the operational team of the Saldanha Bay industrial development zone (IDZ) steering committee to apply to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for official IDZ designation and an operator permit, Western Cape Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Minister Alan Winde said this week. The proposed IDZ, which would create about 12 000 jobs...