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June 2022

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RSA ONSHORE GAS: BASTION LODGES EXPLORATION RIGHT APPLICATIONS

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Bastion Oil and Gas South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Bastion”) is a South African empowered company committed to finding solutions for South Africa’s energy deficit by exploring for and producing indigenous onshore gas.

Bastion is delighted to announce that on the 24th June 2022 it lodged applications for exploration rights over technical co-operation permit areas designated TCP 12/2/191, TCP 12/2/192 and TCP12/2/193 with the Petroleum Agency SA of the Republic of South Africa.

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These exploration right applications represent the next step in Bastion’s growth and desire to find alternative affordable energy solutions.  We believe that gas has a significant role to play in South Africa’s just energy transition to lower pollution emitting energy sources.  It is our belief that investment in indigenous onshore gas exploration cannot be ignored for the following reasons:

  • South Africa has an abundance of onshore gas potential as demonstrated by Kinetiko Energy Limited, Bastion’s neighbour, who recently announced their gas flow rates,
  • Onshore gas exploration and development is significantly cheaper than offshore,
  • The potential gas bearing structures are near local infrastructure and markets,
  • Domestic gas sales is less susceptible to international oil and gas pricing escalations,
  • Domestic gas mitigates exposure to currency risks as opposed to imported gas priced in dollars,
  • Gas when produced and sold domestically has the potential to be priced in South African rands, and
  • Domestic gas when used together with renewables in the power generation represents South Africa’s best option for a just energy transition, can maintain the integrity of the South African electricity grid infrastructure and can be transported to local municipalities and high energy consumers ensuring their power generation security.

As Bastion continues to de-risk these onshore gas opportunities through intelligent exploration, we look forward to partnering with like-minded companies, development finance institutions and industry as joint venture partners, financiers, contractors and gas off-takers who like us consider this a worthwhile endeavour.

 

For more information please contact the undersigned at barrisford@bastionoil.com or info@bulwarkoil.co.za

 

 

Barrisford Petersen
Founder and Managing Director
Bastion Oil and Gas South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Bulwark Oil And Gas Sa (Pty) Ltd
Rockit Energy (Pty) Ltd

 

 

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KOMATI POWER STATION ESKOM GAS SUPPLY

RSA ONSHORE GAS: KOMATI POWER STATION ESKOM GAS SUPPLY TENDER (RFI)

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On 15 June 2022, Eskom published on their tender board a request for information (“RFI”) for the supply of gas to their Komati power station.  The RFI provides as follows:

Eskom is currently in the development phase of repowering Komati PS by converting it from coal-fired to gas-fired power station as an alternative. Gas repowering will expand Eskom’s clean energy portfolio at the Power Station. The focus is given towards the business needs and the energy mix to support Eskom’s long-term goal on the grid supply. A technical solution is required to determine the gas price and enable the conclusion of a feasibility study on the opportunity for gas-to-power at Komati Power Station.

Briefly, this involves the supply, delivery and transport of natural gas to Komati Power Station, in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa, including the design and construction of gas storage facilities, if required, and related infrastructure near the respective power plant.  Indicative gas prices must cater for peaking load factor (5%-16%) for an open cycle operation (500 MW) and mid merit load factor (48%) for a combined cycle operation (750 MW). The indicative gas supply start date is May 2025.  Interestingly, Eskom is also requesting a gas price in ZAR.

(Herewith link https://tenderbulletin.eskom.co.za/Tenders/Docs?TENDERID=60725 to download RFI)

For Bastion, and other onshore gas exploration companies, this presents an exciting opportunity and justifies our belief that gas must be part of the energy mix for a just energy transition particularly with the proximity to other power stations in the area.  One of the Bastion TCP areas lies approximately 45km from the Komati power station.  As Bastion and Bulwark continue to de-risk these onshore gas opportunities, we look forward to partnering with like-minded companies, development finance institutions and industry as joint venture partners, financiers, contractors and gas off-takers.

For more information please contact the undersigned at barrisford@bastionoil.com or info@bulwarkoil.co.za

 

Barrisford Petersen
Founder and Managing Director
Bastion Oil and Gas South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Bulwark Oil And Gas Sa (Pty) Ltd
Rockit Energy (Pty) Ltd

 

 

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DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE RESTRICTED BY LAW. ACCORDINGLY, THIS DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN ANY JURISDICTION EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO SUCH JURISDICTION. IN PARTICULAR, YOU MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE, FORWARD, REPRODUCE, TRANSMIT OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE THIS DOCUMENT OR DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT OR CONVEYED DURING ANY ACCOMPANYING ORAL PRESENTATION (THE “INFORMATION”), IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS DOCUMENT COMES ARE REQUIRED BY THE COMPANY TO INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND TO OBSERVE ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS. NEITHER BASTION OIL AND GAS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD (INCLUDING ITS AFFILIATE BULWARK OIL AND GAS SA) (“COMPANY”) NOR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR ADVISERS ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY TO ANY PERSON IN RELATION TO THE DISTRIBUTION OR POSSESSION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION.

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The Renewables-Only Fantasy for Africa: A reply to Bassey & Lemos’ reply to Osinbajo

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How can international donors better support Africa’s transition to a prosperous low-carbon energy future? And when should donors consider supporting highly-developmental fossil fuel projects? In response to these questions, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo recently argued in Foreign Affairs that development finance should remain open to natural gas where projects would advance Africa’s own development.

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RSA Onshore Gas: Bulwark TCP Applications Granted

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We are pleased to advise that Bulwark Oil and Gas SA (Pty) Ltd (“Bulwark”), an affiliate of Bastion Oil and Gas South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Bastion”), has been granted seven technical cooperation permits (“TCP”). TCP209, TCP210, TCP211, TCP213, TCP214, TCP215 and TCP217 are detailed on the attached maps above and below. The combined TCP areas measure approximately 26 610 km².  The current Bastion TCP areas measure approximately 3 295 km². We would like to thank the Petroleum Agency for the speed and professionalism with which these applications were dealt with.

It is our belief that these TCP areas hold onshore gas potential which together with renewables is the future of South Africa’s just energy transition.  The significant future of gas in South Africa was echoed at the Enlit Africa conference held this week in Cape Town.

In a recent article that appeared in News24 the following was said:

Andre de Ruyter, Eskom’s CEO stated that South Africa’s power system as an island. The country does not have the luxury of tapping into alternative energies from its neighbours in the way that Germany relies on France for nuclear or Norway for hydropower when its wind turbines are not generating power.  We need dispatchable power to make up for the variability we inevitably see from renewable energy. Renewable energy only works when the wind blows or the sun shines. Eskom’s modelling shows that there cannot be a stable system without accessing a resource like coal. Eskom will be a significant user of coal for an extended period, even beyond 2035, after 22GW of power stations are decommissioned. But gas is less polluting than coal and can provide a secure supply.

 Thabang Audat, chief director of energy planning at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), shared views that South Africa is seeking gas from the Southern African Development Community region and indigenous gas. Other options are to expand the current Rompco pipeline. There are also expectations that Total Energies exploration block 11B/12B or the Brulpadda find off the east coast, will start yielding gas by 2027, said Audat.  The DMRE is finalising the request for proposals to procure 3 000MW of gas-to-power by October this year. We believe the programme will stimulate gas demand in South Africa.  The department is also finalising a Gas Master Plan, which will outline where gas demand will come from and the supply infrastructure required. This plan is expected to be finalised by March 2023. It requires Cabinet approval.

Bastion is in the final stages of preparing its proposed work programme and budget for its exploration right applications which will be submitted this month to the Petroleum Agency.

As Bastion and Bulwark continue to de-risk these onshore gas opportunities, we look forward to partnering with like-minded companies, development finance institutions and industry as joint venture partners, financiers, contractors and gas off-takers.

 

For more information please contact the undersigned at barrisford@bastionoil.com or info@bulwarkoil.co.za

 

 

Barrisford Petersen
Founder and Managing Director
Bastion Oil and Gas South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Bulwark Oil And Gas Sa (Pty) Ltd
Rockit Energy (Pty) Ltd

 

 

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DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE RESTRICTED BY LAW. ACCORDINGLY, THIS DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN ANY JURISDICTION EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO SUCH JURISDICTION. IN PARTICULAR, YOU MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE, FORWARD, REPRODUCE, TRANSMIT OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE THIS DOCUMENT OR DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT OR CONVEYED DURING ANY ACCOMPANYING ORAL PRESENTATION (THE “INFORMATION”), IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS DOCUMENT COMES ARE REQUIRED BY THE COMPANY TO INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND TO OBSERVE ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS. NEITHER BASTION OIL AND GAS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD (INCLUDING ITS AFFILIATE BULWARK OIL AND GAS SA) (“COMPANY”) NOR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR ADVISERS ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY TO ANY PERSON IN RELATION TO THE DISTRIBUTION OR POSSESSION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION.

The Document and the Information have been prepared by or on behalf of and is the sole property of the Company. The Information is being provided to you is not a complete record. The Information does not purport to be full or complete and does not constitute investment advice. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is given by or on behalf of the Company, its affiliates, agents or advisers or any other person as to, and no reliance may be placed for any purposes whatsoever on, the adequacy, accuracy, completeness, fairness or reasonableness of the Information. None of the information has been independently verified by the Company, its affiliates, agents or advisers or any other person, and no liability or responsibility whatsoever is accepted by any of them for any loss howsoever arising, directly or indirectly, from any use of the Information or otherwise arising in connection therewith. The Company, its affiliates, agents and advisers do not undertake and are not under any duty to update this Document or to correct any inaccuracies in the Information which may become apparent or to provide you with any additional information.

The sole purpose of this Document is to provide background information to assist you in obtaining a general understanding of the business of the Company. This Document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, securities of the Company in any jurisdiction. It is not intended to provide the basis of any investment decision, financing or any other evaluation and is not to be considered as a recommendation by the Company, its affiliates, agents or advisers that any recipient of this Document purchase or subscribe for any securities in the Company. Each recipient of this Document contemplating any investment in the Company is required to make and will be deemed to have made its own independent investigation and appraisal of the business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, performance and prospects of the Company and the merits and risks of an investment in the securities of the Company. The delivery of this Document at any time does not imply that the information in it is correct as of any time after its date, or that there has been no change in the business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, performance and prospects of the Company since that date and no obligations is accepted to update any such information after the date of the Document. No person affiliated with the Company, their directors, officers, employees, respective affiliates, agents or advisers has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation not contained in this Document and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon. This Document may contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements as to the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, performance and prospects and trends and developments in the markets in which the Company operates. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact and in some cases may be identified by terms such as “targets”, “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “aims”, “intends”, “will”, “may”, “would”, “could” or, in each case, their negative or comparable terms. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances that may or may not occur. Several factors, which may be beyond the control of the Company, its affiliates, agents and advisers, could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Document reflect the Company’s view with respect to future events as at the date hereof and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company’s operations, results of operations, financial condition, growth, strategy, liquidity and the markets in which the Company operates. No assurances can be given that the forward-looking statements in this Document will be realised. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Company, its affiliates, agents and advisers undertake no obligation and do not intend to update any forward-looking statements in this Document to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Document.

Gas is Good for Bastion’s Future

Gas is ‘sensible, practical’ way to migrate SA to a low-carbon future, says Eskom’s De Ruyter

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  • Gas has a significant role in South Africa’s energy future, with the government planning to procure 3GW later this year.
  • Eskom’s CEO André de Ruyter says gas-fired power can ensure system stability as the country shifts to cleaner energy solutions.
  • South Africa’s Gas Master Plan setting out demand and means of supply is to be finalised by March 2023, according to a DMRE official.

Although gas is a fossil fuel, which is polluting, South Africa’s energy future can’t escape it. So much so, Eskom’s own modelling indicates that a shift to renewables will require dispatchable power to ensure system stability – and that can be provided from gas, according to the power utility’s CEO André de Ruyter.

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More gas, less talk, more action

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The recent announcements that the IDC will be investing as a shareholder, anteing up R70-million for a 45% share in an SPV with a scoped framework, on top of a R10-million injection from Phefo Power, to speed up the development of the Kinetiko Energy / Afro Energy gas find in the Amersfoort – Volksrust areas of Mpumalanga, should be seen as a positive step, but is it enough to set the ball rolling?