On 10 March 2023, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) issued a media statement confirming that they … Continue Reading Two Karpowerships stopped in their tracks, and 1 limping away
A Joint Venture comprising TotalEnergies EP South Africa B.V. (TEEPSA), QatarEnergy, Canadian Natural Resources International (South Africa) Limited, and a … Continue Reading Total + partners plan public meetings for 10 new oil wells off between Mossel Bay & Cape St Francis
On 13 December 2022, following on from the Shell leave to appeal hearing on the 28th of November, the Eastern Cape High Court has handed down a judgment granting Shell, Impact Africa and the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy … Continue Reading Another Milestone in the Wild Coast Shell Court Case
Durban Civil Society in Solidarity with the Climate Justice Charter Movement Festival of AlternativesBlue Waters Hotel | 12-13 & 19-20 November 2022 … Continue Reading <strong>Festival of Alternatives</strong>
Following the release of the draft scoping report for a 30 day comment period on the 20th of May 2022, … Continue Reading TEEPSA ESIA comment period extended for proposed exploration drilling in Block 5/6/7 off Cape Town:
Please register as an Interested & Affected Party (details below) Total Energies EP South Africa Block 567 (Pty) Ltd (“TEEPSA”) … Continue Reading Another Seismic & Exploratory drilling planned: deep-water blocks 5, 6 + 7 in the Atlantic off Cape Town
Energy and Mineral Resources minister Gwede Mantashe and oil major Shell (Impact Africa Ltd and BG International) have been refused the … Continue Reading Shell’s leave to appeal dismissed : Round 2 to Sustaining the Wild Coast & Other Applicants
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has thrown its weight behind the West Coast fishing communities, to suspend the Searcher Geodata UK Limited (Searcher) seismic survey which is due to begin on 15 January 2022. The west coast fishing communities have … Continue Reading Litigation imminent as LRC backs Fishing Communities of the west coast against seismic surveys.
Oceans Not Oil requested all the documents to show that the Shell survey has undergone a form of public participation. … Continue Reading Shell’s Environmental Management Programme Documents
At a time when world leaders are making promises and decisions to step away from fossil fuels because climate science … Continue Reading Shell to blast the Wild Coast during Whale Migration Season
The news published in Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-13/eni-to-exit-south-africa-offshore-oil-block-amid-tech-challenges) yesterday has been met with jubilation and relief from the growing network of stakeholders who believe that oil and gas exploration on South Africa’s east coast is a constitutional atrocity, both for the environment, … Continue Reading ENI pull out of East Coast Drilling
SLR Consulting has released the Draft Environmental Management Plan for the Proposed 2D Speculative Seismic Survey off the West Coast … Continue Reading Cover your Ears : Orange Basin Seismic Surveys EMP released for Comment
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy has released the Gas Amendment Bill [B9 – 2020] for public comment due 30 July 2021. The Gas Act, 2001 (Act No. 48 of 2001), was signed into law on 21 February … Continue Reading Gas Amendment Bill – out for public comment
Oceans Day – All along the eastern seaboard of South Africa, South Africans stood together in an action against government … Continue Reading New Wave for a New World
Ocean lovers along the South African coast came out in beautiful formation to support the “Save South Africa’s Coast & … Continue Reading Paddling for Justice
12 June 2021, 7:30am for 8:00 at backline To celebrate Oceans Day join us in a coastline demonstration against offshore … Continue Reading National Paddle Out
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