Mr Takolia pointed out that oil and gas exploration also provides limited opportunities for BBBEE involvement; because there is such low certainty on recovery of funding, there is consequently not much opportunity for BBBEE entrepreneurs to access funding, and any BBBEE partners will have to put in equity themselves. There is potential for skills development but the risk is that offshore exploration might not yield the results expected, in which case those who had undergone the training would look for opportunities elsewhere in the world and those skills would move to other countries.