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TotalEnergies plans oil exploration off South Africa West Coast

18th November 2022

By: Reuters

  

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TotalEnergies is planning to explore for oil offshore South Africa’s West Coast, where environmental groups have increasingly opposed such activity.

The French explorer proposes to drill one well, which could result in an additional nine wells depending on the success of the first, SLR Consulting, which is doing the environmental assessment, said on its website. TotalEnergies didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

Community and environmental activists in South Africa have blocked seismic surveys -- include one planned by Shell in an area known as the Wild Coast -- through lawsuits, citing risks to marine life and criticizing consultation processes. The government regulator in charge of licensing has pledged to improve public outreach processes.

The area of interest in the Deep Water Orange Basin is located offshore between Port Nolloth and Hondeklip Bay, about 188 km from the coast at its closest point, in water depths of as much as 3 000 m, SLR said.

Both TotalEnergies and Shell earlier this year made significant oil discoveries north of the block in Namibian waters.

Edited by Reuters

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