Communities along the Wild Coast have approached the high court in Makhanda for an urgent interdict to stop Shell from initiating seismic survey operations
The high court refuses to interdict seismic survey on the basis that ‘irreparable harm’ to marine species not proved
Shell says commencing now is the “most appropriate step to take”
Shell’s 3D seismic survey is set to begin on Wednesday. But a high court application brought by rights groups to block it will be heard as an urgent matter on Tuesday
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
But the oil and gas giant says it follows international best practice
Views about multinational energy and gas companies sponsoring the United Nations climate conferences are strongly divided
In the absence of mechanisms to recoup investment into cleaner fuels, refineries may be faced with tough decisions
As the demand for oil shrinks and prices collapse, Africa’s petro states — the likes of Angola, Nigeria, Egypt and Equatorial Guinea — will be left with massive holes in their budgets
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Biggest players in the game show signs of recovery but a low-carbon future may threaten fossil fuel
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A Dutch court has ordered the energy company’s Nigerian subsidiary to pay farmers compensation over oil spills
Four women on launched a court case in the Netherlands against oil giant Shell for alleged complicity in the execution of their husbands in the 1990s
The desperate state oil company’s ill-conceived bid to refine crude at its gas-to-liquid plant might be the last
nail in its coffin
Rising oil prices can push up inflation, but first, they translate into rising revenues and profits for energy majors and producer nations
Shell allegedly helped Nigeria’s military commit human rights abuses in the oil-rich south in the 1990s.
South Africa has adopted a softly-softly approach to shale gas exploration.
Appeal to the private sector to help farmers survive
Petroleum companies in the Niger Delta seek alternatives to the destructive and costly business.
The US government is under fire for allowing the oil company to continue exploring the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean.
A team of researchers has R12.5-million and two years to consider the effect of fracking for shale gas on the Karoo.
Secure the future of your children by hitting back at the energy companies holding governments to ransom, writes David le Page.
The sparse and evocative Karoo, a place for artists and soil-tillers, may soon become a place for geologists, scientists, and fracking.
To the upset of anti-fracking groups, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu presented proposed technical regulations that will govern fracking.
Shell has begun talks with Nigeria’s Bodo community on compensation and a cleanup after the largest loss of a mangrove habitat caused by oil spills.
Shell’s Karoo fracking plans have catalysed a battle between the government and farmers as well as conservationists like billionaire Johann Rupert.
Apartheid-era land legislation is benefiting oil giant Shell, whereas traditional communities in KwaZulu-Natal, are earning practically nothing.
Protesters have denounced Shell’s "reckless" Arctic campaign, after it was forced to abandon drilling when a test of its protection systems failed.
Greenpeace says the oil company used "stock-car race" recklessness in testing its capping stack to prevent a Gulf of Mexico-style blowout.
Shell said on Monday it has completed the sale of its share of an onshore oil block in southern Nigeria to a consortium for $102-million.
Melting ice caps, the influx of trawlers, and Shell’s $4-billion investment to drill for fossil fuels in the Chukchi Sea all raise fears.