Our Mandate
Our mandate is to promote exploration for onshore and offshore oil and gas resources and their optimal development on behalf of the government. The Agency also regulates exploration and production activities and acts as the custodian of the national petroleum exploration and production database.
Our Mission
To promote, facilitate and regulate exploration, production and sustainable development of the upstream oil and gas industry.
Our Vision
To grow a divers upstream petroleum industry contributing to energy security and sustainable development.
- Increasing Exploration Activity
- Sustainability
- Advocacy
- Digital Transformation
- Operational Excellence
Petroleum Agency SA aspires to be a world class organization, committed to:
- Professional Excellence
- Integrity
- Direct, Open, Consultative Communication
- Transparency
- Respect
- Teamwork
Active Regard for Our Natural Environment
Corporate Social Responsibility in an Empowering, Vibrant Workplace Where Diversity Is Valued.
We are proud to be South African!
- Communicating the processes through which decisions were reached on all staff-related issues.
- Declaring external interests, gifts and relationships to address conflicts of interest.
- Communicating and making available all updated policies and procedures to all staff members.
- Continuing to make information such as license application procedures accessible to all prospective clients/interest parties.
- Acknowledging and greeting one another.
- Treating each other with human dignity.
- Valuing diversity (e.g. cultural, religious and gender diversity)
- Respect for company resources and company time.
- Keeping staff members informed.
- Consulting staff members in decision-making.
- Developing the knowledge and skills of staff members.
- Valuing the roles and responsibilities of staff members.
- Acknowledging contributions made.
- Actively assisting and supporting one another.
- Monitoring environmental compliance.
- Participating in activities aimed at creating awareness and preserving the environment.
- Responsible exploitation of our natural resources.
- Respecting and living our values.
- Appropriate delegation of authority and assignment of responsibility.
- Making optimum use of staff members’ talents.
- Teamwork.
- Ongoing development of all staff members (education, membership of associations, etc).
- Retention of staff.
- Provision for people with disabilities.
- Maintaining an effective Consultation Forum.
- Celebrating social events such as monthly birthday lunches, year-end functions, and sharing achievements and winning experiences.
- Ensuring that staff has the resources and technology to enable efficiency.
- Awareness amongst all staff members about policies and procedures.
- Active support for national initiatives aimed at nation-building.
- Participating under the umbrella of ‘Proudly South African’.