UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING | OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS

SAOGA Webinar

What does the Constitutional Court’s Wild Coast judgment mean for the future of oil & gas exploration in South Africa?

WHERE DOES SOUTH AFRICA GO FROM HERE?

South Africa has significant oil and gas potential. Yet the country continues to face pressing challenges around energy security, investment, economic growth and unemployment. The Wild Coast judgment has placed important questions around community consultation, environmental responsibility, regulatory processes and exploration rights firmly back on the national agenda.

This is not simply a discussion of one exploration right. - It is a conversation about South Africa’s energy future.

Join SAOGA and leading voices from the international energy community, government, industry and the legal sector for a high-level discussion on how South Africa can move forward with a petroleum development framework that is responsible, legally sound, investment-friendly and economically meaningful.

WHY YOU SHOULD BE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION

◼︎ ENERGY SECURITY - What role can South Africa’s domestic oil and gas resources play in securing the country’s future energy requirements?
◼︎ INVESTMENT - What does South Africa need to do to attract the capital required to explore and develop its petroleum resources?
◼︎ REGULATORY CERTAINTY - What does the Constitutional Court judgment mean for future exploration rights and petroleum development?
◼︎ ECONOMIC GROWTH - How can oil & gas investment stimulate engineering, manufacturing, logistics, marine services and the wider industrial value chain?
◼︎ EMPLOYMENT - With South Africa facing exceptionally high unemployment, how can responsible resource development contribute to meaningful economic opportunities?
◼︎ COMMUNITIES & THE ENVIRONMENT - Can South Africa protect communities and the environment while still enabling responsible resource development?

HEAR FROM KEY VOICES SHAPING THE CONVERSATION
 

PANEL DISCUSSION

WHERE DOES SOUTH AFRICA GO FROM HERE?

The speakers come together for a candid, forward-looking discussion addressing the issues that matter most to the industry.

Moderator:
SAOGA: Dr Adrian Strydom – CEO (Confirmed)

Panelist:
SAOGA: Mr Mthozami Xiphu – Chairman (Confirmed)
CDH: Ms Megan Rodgers – Managing Partner Cape Town, Director -
                                             Corporate & Commercial Practice, & Sector Head
                                             of Oil & Gas (Confirmed)
OPASA: Mr Niall Kramer – (TBC) National Spokesperson & Solo Catalyst
                                            Consulting
ONPASA: Nick Mitchell – COO, Renergen & Chairman, ONPASA (Confirmed)
DMPR: Mr Jacob Mbele – (TBC) Director General 
PASA: Dr Ebrahiem Hendricks – General Counsel (Confirmed)


THIS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER WEBINAR.

It is an opportunity to hear government, industry, legal and international perspectives in one room and to participate in a conversation about the future direction of South Africa’s oil & gas sector.
 
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