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TotalEnergies has identified five prospects along wells at Brulpadda and Luiperd. It has found
the Padavissie Fairway within Block 11B/12B, gas and condensate at both sites, and the total
which lies about 175 km off the southern coast reserves of the two fields have been estimated at
of South Africa. 3.4 trillion cubic feet (96.28bn cubic metres) of
So far, though, it has only drilled exploration gas and 192mn barrels of condensate. ™

Renergen makes history, becomes South

Africa’s first commercial LNG producer

SOUTH AFRICA A South African company, Renergen, has bro- “This watershed moment in the company’s
ken new ground by becoming the country’s life cycle has finally arrived. This is a signifi-
first domestic producer of liquefied natural gas cant step on the path to showing the world that
(LNG). Renergen can become a global player in liquid
In a release on September 5, the locally-listed helium supply and a material local supplier of
firm said it had started filling bulk storage tanks much-needed LNG,” Renergen’s CEO Stefano
at the facility that is processing output from its Marani said.
onshore Virginia Gas Project. Once the tanks are “The transformation of the Company since
filled, the company will begin delivering LNG to first listing in 2015 has been truly incredible, and
customers, it said. I am very proud of the efforts, hard-work and
It will also focus on ramping up operations determination of the team in getting Renergen
in order to reach full Phase 1 capacity. The plant to the position we find ourselves in today. Vir-
will supply LNG as a substitute fuel for diesel ginia is a world-class project.”
in the trucking industry and for commercial The Virginia Gas Project involves the explo-
users, which will play a key role in reducing the ration and development rights of three gas fields
country’s carbon footprint. Local production of covering an area of 187,000 hectares in Free state
a diesel substitute could also help bring down in the central part of South Africa. These fields
the country’s fuel import bill, which currently contain some of the richest helium concentra-
averages $15bn per year. tions recorded globally. The gas is also very pure
After starting Phase 1 LNG production, Ren- with an average methane content of over 90%,
ergen said its helium module will begin produc- and almost zero higher alkanes, which reduces
ing liquid in due course. the complexity of liquefaction. ™

Rendering of Renergen’s LNG plant in Free State (Image: Twitter/@RenergenJHB)

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