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It also claimed that the company had been build- and currently being processed,” she stated.
ing new roads without securing proper consent ReconAfrica is working with NAMCOR,
and had been forcing residents of the area to sign the national oil company (NOC) of Namibia, to
documents. explore the PEL 73 licence area in the Kavango
FFN specifically addressed Namibia’s Min- basin. The two companies signed a joint operat-
ister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, ing agreement (JOA) earlier this year, not long
Pohamba Shifeta, asking him to rescind the after ReconAfrica reported that it had found
Canadian company’s environmental clearance evidence of a working conventional petroleum
certificate. But when contacted by a local news- system in 6-1, its second exploration well at PEL
paper, the Namibian, Shifeta said the matter was 73. This marked ReconAfrica’s second discovery
out of his hands. since the beginning of 2021, as its first explora-
“I can’t cancel the environmental clearance tion well – 6-2, drilled 16 km to the south – also
certificate. I don’t have the power to do that,” he contained a working conventional petroleum
remarked. “Those concerned or raising objec- system. ™
tions must follow the law based on the Environ-
mental Management Act.” He also said he was
not aware of the alleged environmental viola-
tions in the Kavango basin.
Meanwhile, Ndapewoshali Shapwanale,
a spokeswoman for ReconAfrica, dismissed
FFN’s complaints. The company is complying
with the conditions of its environmental clear-
ance certificate and is carrying out work in line
with the environmental management plan it
has submitted to the government, she told the
Namibian last week.
“The seismic [survey], in compliance with
the environmental management plan and envi-
ronmental clearance certificate, is on schedule,
with approximately 95% of the data acquired PEL 73 is adjacent to the PEL001 block in Botswana (Image: ReconAfrica)

Sasol announces green hydrogen project

SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH Africa Integrated chemicals and energy Boegoebaai as an export hub for green hydrogen
company Sasol is dreaming big about exporting and ammonia.
green hydrogen from a hub in the country’s The study is expected to take about 24
Northern Cape province. months to complete.
The energy giant announced on Wednes- The announcement comes in the wake of
day it had signed a memorandum of agreement Sasol’s announcement in September that it is
with the Northern Cape Economic Develop- setting itself ambitious emissions reduction tar-
ment, Trade and Promotion Agency to lead gets and that it will not be investing in new coal
the feasibility study to explore the potential of projects.

The green hydrogen study will take about 24 months to complete (Image: Sasol)

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