Eni quits South Africa amid environmental, logistics and operating concerns

Italian major pulls out of licence offshore east coast where it planned to drill multiple wells

Waving goodbye: Indian Ocean rollers batter the Blue Lagoon beach in Durban, the closest major city to a block now operated by Sasol after Eni's exit — Waving goodbye: Indian Ocean rollers batter the Blue Lagoon beach in Durban, the closest major city to a block now operated by Sasol after Eni's exitPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

London

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Published 31 May 2022, 14:58Updated 31 May 2022, 15:01