Oil and Gas Reports
Geoscience Surveys and the Environment
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from Marine Geophysical Operations
- Seismic Survey Activities in the Arctic
- Seismic Surveys and Protecting the Marine Environment
- Debunking Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration Myths: Seismic Surveys
- Understanding Marine Mammal ‘Takes’ Under the US Marine Mammal Protection Act
- EnerGeo Lowest Practicable Source Levels (LPSL) Working Paper
- Fundamentals of Sound in the Marine Environment
- Temporary and Permanent Hearing Threshold Shifts, Marine, Mammals, and Seismic Surveys
- Seismic Surveys, Fish, and Zooplankton
- Marine Mammal Strandings
- Jet Engine Facts vs Myth
- EIA Handbook
- The Importance of Geophysical Data for Carbon Management
Applicable Case law:
- Sustaining the Wild Coast & Others v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy & Others (Wild Coast Seismic Survey) Part A – interdict judgment and appeals
- Maccsand Pty Ltd and others v and City of Cape Town and others 2011
- Christian John Adams & Others v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy & Others (West Coast Seismic Survey) Part A – Interdict – March 2022
- Minister of Mineral Resources v Stern N.O. and others; Treasure the Karoo Action Group and another v Minister of Mineral Resources
- Minister of Mineral Resources and Others v Mawetse (SA) Mining Corporation (Pty) Ltd (20069/14) [2015] ZASCA 82; [2015] 3 All SA 408 (SCA); 2016 (1) SA 306 (SCA) (28 May 2015)
Legislation:
- Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002) as amended
- Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2004
- Regulations for Petroleum Exploration and Production, 2015
- Mineral and Petroleum Royalty Act, 2008 (Act No. 28 of 2008)
- Mining Titles Registration Act, 1967 (Act No. 16 of 1967) as amended
- Mining Titles Registration Regulations, 2004
- National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)
- Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2017
- National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) as amended
- Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No.3 of 2000)
OPASA SUBMISSIONS
Bills
- OPASA UPRDB submission 2022
- Upstream Petroleum Resources Development bill B13 -2021
- How a law is made
- Bill history
- Western Cape UPRDB – call for comments on UPRDB
- NCOP Select Committee – call for comments on UPRDB
- OPASA comments on SANPC Bill – call for comment DMRE
Fiscal Regime Tax Policy
Regulations
Proposed Regulations pertaining to Financial Provisioning
- OPASA submission letter – Proposed Amendments to NEMA Appeal Regulations – Sept 2023
- OPA1 – Comment Table on draft Marine Sector Plan – May 2023
- Written Representations on the amendments to Regulation 76A2 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002 – Feb 2023
- OPA1 Letter to DFFE Minister MSP written submissions cover letter signed
- OPASA submission letter_Proposed FP Regulations Oct 2021
- OPA1 FP Regulations – OPASA Submission –Annexure B Table 25.9.2021
- Proposed Regulation Pertaining to Financial Provisioning