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From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion.  (Liezl Human/Groundup)

‘No one asked us’: West Coast fishers oppose offshore oil and gas development

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 pushes oil and gas drive as global tension raises fuel price risks

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

A judicial review heard in the Western Cape high court this week has questioned the environmental authorisation process for TotalEnergies’ offshore oil and gas exploration rights between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas.
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Court case challenges SA’s approval of offshore drilling by TotalEnergies

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

The applicants contend that the approval of new fossil fuel projects flies in the face of South Africa’s climate commitments. (Photo supplied)

Small-scale fishers take oil exploration fight to high court

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

Gwede Mantashe says NGOs are weaponised to stop oil and gas exploration

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

Mineral and petroleum resources minister Gwede Mantashe. File Photo

Mantashe accuses NGOs of being CIA funded

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

Climate justice campaigners march from the Shell Centre to Trafalgar Square to demand urgent climate finance and reparations for loss and damage for global south communities on 12 November 2022 in London, United Kingdom. The march was organised by the Climate Justice Coalition as part of a Global Day of Action called by African climate campaign groups at COP27. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

COP27: Rich nations that caused the problem must deliver on climate commitments

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

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

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

Protestors  at the Waterfront waiting the arrival of  the  ship Amazon Warrior . They are against the planned Shell seismic survey for oil and gas in the ocean on November 21, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.  It is reported that Shell has announced that it will carry out a three-dimensional seismic survey in search of oil and gas deposits from Morgan Bay to Port St Johns off the Wild Coast. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Find the middle ground on seismic surveys, says fishing group

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

Aerial view of the western side of  St. Helena bay looking towards Stompneus point.

West Coast seismic battle heads to court

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

Oil and gas survey vessel the Amazon Warrior chugs out of South Africa

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

Protestors  at the Waterfront waiting the arrival of  the Amazon Warrior . They are against the planned Shell seismic survey for oil and gas in the ocean on November 21, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.  It is reported that Shell has announced that it will carry out a three-dimensional seismic survey in search of oil and gas deposits from Morgan Bay to Port St Johns off the Wild Coast. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Shell’s Wild Coast exploration draws mounting public ire

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

Shell’s recent announcement that it is leaving the country is likely to set off mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity as the oil and gas company sells its refinery and service stations during the divestiture. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

‘Nature not designed for seismic blasting’ – marine expert

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

Pursuing fossil fuels in Kavango Basin a ‘stupid bet’

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