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The environmental authorisation for the proposed four-month drilling project was granted to TotalEnergies, but the company intends to transfer the environmental authorisation to Shell. (Rawpixel_

Shell, mineral and petroleum resources department to appeal court ruling blocking offshore oil drilling

The Western Cape high court ruled that an environmental impact assessment had failed to fully consider the risks of a major oil spill, fishing communities and South Africa’s climate obligations

  • Sheree Bega
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