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 Geodata and its seismic vessel BGP Pioneer
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