All participants in the industry will assist in compiling such a list that will inter alia be published by government on the Internet and updated regularly. All participants shall continue to deploy every effort to ensure that vessels used in the transportation of supplies or products shall meet all prescribed health, safety and environmental standards. Public Sector Procurement Government will engage with State Tender authorities to draw their attention to the White Paper milestones with respect to economic empowerment of historically disadvantaged South Africans, with the aim of giving effect to supportive procurement policies within this sector. Access and Ownership of Joint Facilities Access to large infrastructure for the movement and storage of crude oil and petroleum products, such as SBMs, pipelines and depots and storage tanks, is acknowledged as a critical weakness in the supply chain of emerging companies. In this regard owners of such facilities provide third parties with non-discriminatory access to uncommitted capacity.
HDSA companies are to be given fair opportunity to acquire ownership in such facilities.
Refining Capacity Access to refining capacity also represents a key weakness in HDSA companies' supply chain. The parties agree to create fair opportunity for entry to the retail network and commercial sectors by HDSA companies State Assets Government undertakes to deal with state assets in a manner that promotes the objectives of the White Paper on Energy Policy and this Charter. The activity of oil and gas exploration and production is acknowledged as a high-risk activity that provides limited opportunities for new entrants. As discoveries are made, further skills development strategies are devised to empower historically disadvantaged South Africans in this sector. Financing Finance is a serious constraint for HDSA companies.