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Monday, October 1, 2018
ENI South Africa and Sasol are asking for public comment on their potential drilling program offshore South Africa. The two firms hold stakes in Block ER 236 off the east coast of South Africa, with ENI holding operatorship.
The partners and Sasol are considering the possibility of conducting an exploration drilling program in Block ER 236 to assess the commercial viability of the hydrocarbon reservoir for future development. The project requires Environmental Authorization (EA) from the National Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) under the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA).
An EIA process was commenced in January 2018 with the release of a Draft Scoping Report. The Final Scoping Report was approved by PASA in April. ERM experienced unforeseen delays in the finalizing of specialist studies which resulted in subsequent delays in the drafting of the EIA Report. Consequently, ERM was not able to finalize and release the draft report for comment and comply with the stipulated 106 day timeframe in which to submit the final EIA report by August 3, 2018, as prescribed in Section 23(1)(a) of the NEMA EIA Regulations. As such, the EIA Application lapsed on August 3.
A new EIA process has commenced, which was approved by PASA on August 29, successive to the approval of the Scoping Report in April. Notice is hereby given that the Draft EIA Report is available to the public for comment.
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