Block 3B/4B is an area of approximately 17 581 km2 and is situated off the West Coast of South Africa. The Block is located approximately 120km west of St Helena Bay and approximately 145km south-west of Hondeklip Bay. Drilling is proposed to take place in the north and central area of the Block.
Africa Oil SA Corp, Ricocure (Pty) Ltd and Azinam Limited (Joint Venture (JV) Partners) hold an Exploration Right (ER) for Block 3B/4B. TotalEnergies plan to become the Operator when operations start. To exercise the ER, the JV Partners first needed to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The JV Partners appointed Environmental Impact Management Services (EIMS) to compile the EIA report. The EIA report compiled by EIMS was first made available for public review and comment from 8 January 2024 to 8 February 2024. In light of the comments received on the EIA report, EIMS have now compiled a REVISED EIA report which is available for public review and comment until 10 May 2024.
What information is set out in this pamphlet?
This pamphlet will focus only on the impacts of a condensate blow out scenario and a crude oil blow out scenario.
You can also access and download versions in Afrikaans and isiXhosa.
If you would like a brief summary of important information found in the initial EIA report, you can access our pamphlet HERE.
