Browsing: Is Namibia an oil producing country

• Being a latecomer to oil and gas development means that Namibia will be able to leverage innovations and technologies in carbon emission reductions.
• Namibia is well connected to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region when it comes to power transmission and distribution.
• In an exclusive interview with Energy Capital & Power, Maggy Shino, Petroleum Commissioner of Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, discusses the country’s efforts to fast-track the development of breakthrough discoveries in the Orange Basin.

Q: What does the pathway to first oil look like for Namibia? Are there any updates on the technical and commercial viabilities of the recent discoveries?

Namibia has been on a roll since 2022, in that nearly every hole that has been drilled in the subsurface has yielded a positive indication of hydrocarbons. Between February 2022 and July 2023, we have had oil discoveries: the Graff-1, Jonker- 1X, La Rona-1 and Lesedi-1X …