Seismic Blasting

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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)

AUKATOWA SMALL SCALE FISHERIES COOPERATIVE

15 FEB 2022

High court order halting West Coast seismic survey remains in place

Searcher Seismic says it will suffer ‘catastrophic’ financial prejudice from the interdict, but small scale fishers say they will suffer significant irreversible harm to their…

Sheree Bega

7 min read

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)

DR JUDY MANN

25 NOV 2021

‘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

Sheree Bega

8 min read

BARBARA CREECY

12 NOV 2021

Shell’s seismic survey on the Wild Coast will be destructive, scientist says

But the oil and gas giant says it follows international best practice

Sheree Bega

11 min read