Oil And Gas

The Constitutional Court has delivered a significant blow to Shell and Impact Africa's Wild Coast exploration plans, setting aside their exploration right. The court found that…

From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. Residents, activists and fishers say consultation…

Mantashe says South Africa must move faster on oil and gas exploration to reduce import dependence and protect energy security

Oil spill risks and climate concerns have sparked legal action against the government and the global energy company

The applicants are challenging a government decision that could pave the way for oil exploration in the Deep-Water Orange Basin off the west coast

The energy minister told Africa Oil Week participants that disasters linked to climate change were being used to stop African countries from exploiting fossil fuels

NGO’s should not have “unfettered veto powers” over development in South Africa, according to the minister

There is no time to stall. Those responsible for the climate crisis must act now

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

The South African United Fishing Front wants discussions between those ‘for and against’ oil and gas exploration in South Africa’s seas

Fourteen applicants, including small-scale fishers, have filed an urgent application in the Western Cape high court to interdict the Australian-based Searcher Seismic, Searcher…

Shell terminates the contract for seismic testing vessel after a court ruling halts it from exploring the area off the Wild Coast

Shell SA chair surprised by the scale of opposition to its planned 3D seismic survey

Shell has appointed Shearwater GeoServices to conduct a three-dimensional offshore seismic survey from Morgan Bay to Port St Johns

Opponents also label Canadian oil and gas company’s announcement of working petroleum system in Namibia as premature