据美国彭博新闻社11月29日开普敦报道，南非矿产资源部长G·曼塔谢周四在开普敦表示，南非在明年大选以后将出台新的石油和天然气法。
曼塔谢周四在一份电子邮件声明中表示：“我们将确保这将是大选后新议会首批处理的法律之一。”
曼塔谢说，勘探申请批准的过程将依据现行《矿产和石油法》的有关规定完成。石油和天然气行业必须促进黑人经济赋权，特别是在业务层面。
曼塔谢在电子邮件声明说，目前对石油和天然气行业实施的延期付款命令将予以修改，以便能够尽快处理目前在矿产资源部系统中的申请。
李峻 编译自 彭博新闻社
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South Africa to introduce new oil, gas law after 2019 polls
South Africa will introduce new oil and gas laws after elections next year, Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said.
“We will make sure that it will be The process of approval of exploration applications will be completed in terms of the current mineral and petroleum law. The oil and gas sector must advance black economic empowerment, especially at the operational level, he said.
The moratorium currently in place for the oil and gas sector will be amended to allow for the processing of applications currently in the department’s system, Mantashe said in an emailed statement.
