{
  "id": 14919674,
  "title": "Namibia's Oil Story Has a Gas Problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/namibias-oil-story-has-a-gas-problem",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/brics/2026-10-16-namibias-oil-story-has-a-gas-problem/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Namibia has spent four years being described as Africa's next oil province. A June alert from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, written by Patrick Kauta and Shereef Martin, argues that the more consequential question is what happens to the gas. The latest reporting supports that view. TotalEnergies says it is technically ready to commit to the Venus oil project, yet its talks with government on fiscal terms…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}