Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Tower Resources awarded CIME Services of Cameroon a contract for support in preparing an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). The ESIA is for the drilling of multiple wells on Tower’s Thali license.
The ESIA is a process governed by the Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development of Cameroon (MINEPDED). The contract was awarded following a competitive tender among three companies, and covers the preparation and approval by MINEPDED of the terms of reference of the ESIA, the preparation of a stakeholder consultation report, and support through public hearings and the submission of the ESIA report to the MINEPDED for approval.
The completion and approval of the ESIA constitutes an important step before launching the drilling campaign on the Thali license.
It is expected that the ESIA process will be completed by mid-2018.