11 billion barrels of oil: Staggering figures show scale of hydrocarbons found by supermajors in Namibia’s red-hot Orange basin

Shell and TotalEnergies have also discovered 8.7 trillion cubic feet of gas in prolific play

Maggy Shino, Petroleum Commissioner at Namibia’s Ministry of Mines & Energy. — Maggy Shino, Petroleum Commissioner at Namibia’s Ministry of Mines & Energy.Photo: AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER

Iain Esau

London

Published 21 August 2023, 10:13Updated 23 August 2023, 13:15

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