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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Sasol suspended its drilling activities in Mozambique due to tropical storm Dineo bearing down on the southeastern coast of Africa. The storm hit the southern coast on February 16, bringing heavy rains and winds of up to 100 mph.
Mozambique’s emergency operational center said in a statement about 130,000 people living in the Inhambane province had been affected by the storm, with about 20,000 homes destroyed.
The drilling operations that Sasol halted were located in the Inhambane province. The storm continued to pose a risk over the following 36 to 48 hours.
On February 20 the company revealed that the storm did not disrupt its oil and gas production in Inhambane province. Sasol implemented response procedures, which protected its personnel and assets. Steps were being taken to resume drilling activities in the PSA area, which had to be temporarily suspended.
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