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TotalEnergies aim to drill a wildcat next year in South Africa’s portion of the red-hot Orange basin if it secures environmental approval from the government, although potential legal challenges from anti-fossil fuel groups might cause delays.

TotalEnergies lines up 2024 well in red-hot southern Africa play

Probe could be first to explore South Africa's deep-water Orange basin

11 July 2023 4:01 GMT Updated 11 July 2023 4:01 GMT
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