On 31 January 2020, Total is understood to have taken over as operator of the Orange Sub-basin Block 5/6/7. Total was expected to operate the acreage in accordance with the deal between Occidental and Total announced on 5 May 2019 (See: Anadarko Petroleum Corp to be acquired by Occidental (Total will take Anadarko's African assets).  Block 5/6/7: covers some 73,000 sq km primarily atop the Orange Sub-basin in water ranging between 150 m and 4,000 m. Total operates the tract with a 40% stake, Shell holds a 40% stake and PetroSA holds the remaining 20% stake.   At the time of writing Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) was acquiring 3D seismic data atop Block 5/6/7.
Total is understood to have taken over as operator of the Orange Sub-basin Block 5/6/7. Total was expected to operate the acreage in accordance with the deal between Occidental and Total5/6/7