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Fracking

Courts temporarily halted Shell’s exploration but fracking in Karoo gets Mantashe’s nod
Opinion
/ 3 October 2024

Courts temporarily halted Shell’s exploration but fracking in Karoo gets Mantashe’s nod

The mineral and petroleum resources minister has commissioned a seismic survey for oil and gas in the Karoo Basin

By Sanele Khakhu
Environment minister proposes new fracking rules for South Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 20 July 2022

Environment minister proposes new fracking rules for South Africa

But the government can’t move on its fracking ambitions until it meets the court order requiring that there will be no environmental damage

By Sheree Bega
Powerships ‘a climate threat’
The Green Guardian
/ 8 April 2021

Powerships ‘a climate threat’

The decision to use Turkey’s floating power plants locks the country into fossil fuels for 20 years

By Sheree Bega
Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists
The Green Guardian
/ 24 February 2021

Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists

Civil society groups have called on Namibia’s agriculture, water and forestry minister to immediately stop a Canadian company from prospecting

By Sheree Bega
Gwede keeps options open despite anti-fracking ruling
Article
/ 12 July 2019

Gwede keeps options open despite anti-fracking ruling

The minister of mineral resources and energy, Gwede Mantashe, has announced that his department will not be extracting gas by way of fracking

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Groundwater maps could help South Africa prepare for safer fracking
Article
/ 21 November 2017

Groundwater maps could help South Africa prepare for safer fracking

A vulnerability map could help assess the risks associated with fracking and groundwater which around 300 towns depend on in South Africa’s Karoo

By Staff Reporter
​Court throws out fracking application for KZN
Article
/ 8 May 2017

​Court throws out fracking application for KZN

A procedural failure on the part of government has meant a further delay for attempts to get gas out from under 15 000 farms in KwaZulu-Natal.

By Sipho Kings
‘Give SA its own fracking agency’
Article
/ 14 October 2016

‘Give SA its own fracking agency’

South Africa has adopted a softly-softly approach to shale gas exploration.

By Sipho Kings
BHP write-down reveals fragile state of shale
Article
/ 16 July 2015

BHP write-down reveals fragile state of shale

The size of BHP Billiton’s $2.8bn write-down for its US shale assets took some banks by surprise – at least two thought it was too small.

By Staff Reporter
Let’s debate facts – not feelings
Article
/ 21 May 2015

Let’s debate facts – not feelings

To debate on the basis of science-based evidence before making decisions is something we should aspire to in every field where it is possible.

By Sarah Wild
Fracking out in the open at last
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Fracking out in the open at last

A team of researchers has R12.5-million and two years to consider the effect of fracking for shale gas on the Karoo.

By Sarah Wild
The hunt for Karoo shale gas begins
Article
/ 22 January 2015

The hunt for Karoo shale gas begins

The government plans to grant oil companies licences to begin exploring the Karoo for gas from as early as July this year.

By Staff Reporter
Fracking chemicals ‘may affect fertility’
Article
/ 11 December 2014

Fracking chemicals ‘may affect fertility’

Researchers in the US have found that many of the 750 or so chemicals used in fracking are associated with fertility and developmental problems.

By Ian Sample
Stakes high as US plays oil card
Article
/ 13 November 2014

Stakes high as US plays oil card

A ploy to soften up Russia and Iran might inflict collateral damage on its own shale industry.

By Larry Elliott
Zuma: Government wants 30 wells in 10 years for oil exploration
Article
/ 15 October 2014

Zuma: Government wants 30 wells in 10 years for oil exploration

Although blessed with an abundance of minerals such as gold, platinum and coal, SA has always been a major oil importer.

By Ed Cropley
Who will monitor the environmental fallout from fracking?
Article
/ 17 September 2014

Who will monitor the environmental fallout from fracking?

Critics say that plans for the department of mineral resources to monitor the impact of shale gas operations has put it at odds with its own mandate.

By Sarah Wild
Emissions from fracking gas half that of coal, says study
Article
/ 21 July 2014

Emissions from fracking gas half that of coal, says study

A new meta-study has found that the life-time greenhouse gas emissions of shale gas, extracted through fracking, are half that of coal.

By Sarah Wild 1
Sasol synfuel production soars
Article
/ 9 June 2014

Sasol synfuel production soars

The chemicals giant expects synfuel production for the year to fall in the upper end of the target range as it progresses a number of investments.

By Paul Burkhardt
Agang against fracking
Article
/ 28 April 2014

Agang against fracking

Mamphela Ramphele’s party will oppose hydraulic fracturing, a first for a South African political party.

By Sapa
Citizens of SA, express your fury over the ruin of our world
Analysis
/ 4 April 2014

Citizens of SA, express your fury over the ruin of our world

The government must wake up and smell the roses before the stench of sulphur becomes overwhelming.

By Staff Reporter
Sasol fracks with freed slave history
Article
/ 3 April 2014

Sasol fracks with freed slave history

The SA firm is dismantling a US community to make way for its $21-billion shale gas plant.

By Sipho Kings
Carbon tax delayed, fracking favoured in Gordhan’s Budget
Article
/ 26 February 2014

Carbon tax delayed, fracking favoured in Gordhan’s Budget

The 2014 Budget has delayed the carbon tax, punted shale gas, budgeted for more independent energy, and asked that mines help fix acid mine drainage.

By Sipho Kings
Controversial minerals Bill stalls abruptly
Article
/ 21 February 2014

Controversial minerals Bill stalls abruptly

Parliament’s committee on mineral resources says gas and oil should be treated differently to mining.

By Lynley Donnelly
Opposition to fracking peters out
Analysis
/ 13 February 2014

Opposition to fracking peters out

The fight is no longer about fracking but how it is going to be carried out, writes Sarah Wild.

By Sarah Wild
Botswana government rejects fracking claims
Africa
/ 20 November 2013

Botswana government rejects fracking claims

Botswana’s government has denied claims that fracking is under way in the country’s top wildlife park, but says exploration drilling is taking place.

By Staff Reporter
Botswana faces questions over licences for fracking companies in Kalahari
Africa
/ 18 November 2013

Botswana faces questions over licences for fracking companies in Kalahari

Botswana has been accused of sacrificing the Kalahari to commercial fracking while ignoring the concerns of access to scarce water.

By Guardian Reporter
Karoo fracking: Water, wealth and whites
Article
/ 28 October 2013

Karoo fracking: Water, wealth and whites

The sparse and evocative Karoo, a place for artists and soil-tillers, may soon become a place for geologists, scientists, and fracking.

By Ed Cropley
Government: Companies must disclose fracking fluids
Article
/ 16 October 2013

Government: Companies must disclose fracking fluids

SA government has proposed that companies involved in fracking disclose the chemicals used and adhere to American Petroluem Institute standards.

By Paul Burkhardt
Shabangu presents new regulations for fracking
Article
/ 10 October 2013

Shabangu presents new regulations for fracking

To the upset of anti-fracking groups, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu presented proposed technical regulations that will govern fracking.

By Lynley Donnelly
Sasol cracks major US fracking deal
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Sasol cracks major US fracking deal

A record-breaking multibillion-dollar investment will see the company cash in on the gas boom.

By Staff Reporter
Frackers will need to apply for a water licence, says Molewa
Article
/ 3 September 2013

Frackers will need to apply for a water licence, says Molewa

The rhetoric around fracking is building as Water Minister Edna Molewa issued a notice of her intention to declare fracking a "controlled activity".

By Staff Reporter
Fracking: Shell SA’s shale drive riles farmers
Article
/ 27 August 2013

Fracking: Shell SA’s shale drive riles farmers

Shell’s Karoo fracking plans have catalysed a battle between the government and farmers as well as conservationists like billionaire Johann Rupert.

By Paul Burkhardt
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