TotalEnergies has big plans for South African oil and gas despite increasing pressure from environmentalists to curb production. Following the recent go-ahead from the government to develop a new project in the country’s Orange Basin, it appears that Total has solidified its position in the upstream sector of South Africa’s oil industry following several months of uncertainty. In October, the South African government approved TotalEnergies' bid to drill test wells in the Orange Basin, which extends into Namibia, starting next year.…