The drilling is for the Brulpadda project, spearheaded by fuel company Total South Africa.
An organisation has called on plans to drill 11 more exploration wells at sea between Cape St Francis and Mossel Bay, to be scrapped.
The drilling is for the Brulpadda project, spearheaded by fuel company Total South Africa which is the main shareholder in the proposed project according to Frack Free SA. Orban asked: “What studies have they done to see if there are other options for energy? Which tests are required? Underwater explosions interfere with marine life. If you kill the ocean, you kill the world.”“What is the long-term view? Is this being done scientifically? Those are the questions people must ask. Job creation is one thing, but you have to think of the health of the country and the world. Covid-19 is a clear example: if you abuse nature there will be a negative outcome.
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