South Africa's Orange Basin Deal Tests the Limits of Policy Coherence

South Africa's orange basin deal tests the limits of policy coherence

South Africa's upstream oil and gas sector rarely intersects with its foreign policy. That changed this month, when environmental justice organisation The Green Connection wrote an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa questioning the optics of an Israeli firm becoming operator of a major offshore exploration block, precisely as Pretoria continues to press its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

Group questions Israeli oil company's bid for South African offshore block amid ICJ case - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

Environmental justice organisation, The Green Connection, has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa about reports that Israeli-owned Navitas Petroleum LP is set to become operator of offshore oil and gas exploration Block 1 CBK in the Orange Basin off South Africa’s West Coast. The organisation believes that the proposed transaction raises questions about whether South Africa’s commercial decisions align with the principles underpi…