- South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has published notice in South Africa’s government gazette for a seismic survey investigation for oil and gas in the Karoo Basin.
- Written comments are invited.
The methods used will be 2-D seismic data profiling, airborne magnetic survey and magneto-telluric survey. These techniques are not invasive and do not require deep drilling.
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No further details are provided. It is unclear whether an environmental impact assessment has been carried out for the survey.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
