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Offshore Drilling by TotalEnergies

Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Source: The Mail & Guardian

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Under Construction

A judicial review is questioning the environmental authorisation process for TotalEnergies’ offshore oil and gas exploration rights between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. The case challenges the government's failure to properly assess the risks posed by oil and gas exploration, including oil spills and climate change impacts.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Oil and Gas
Location
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Mail & Guardian

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The project “Offshore Drilling by TotalEnergies” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Mail & Guardian.

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A judicial review is questioning the environmental authorisation process for TotalEnergies’ offshore oil and gas exploration rights between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. The case challenges the government's failure to properly assess the risks posed by oil and gas exploration, including oil spills and climate change impacts.

Original sector

Energy

Location

Country

South Africa

State

Western Cape

City

Cape Town

Source

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The Mail & Guardian

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Sector

Oil and Gas

Article published date

2025-05-13

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