- South Africaโs Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has published notice in South Africaโs 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.
No further details are provided. It is unclear whether an environmental impact assessment has been carried out for the survey.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal