TEEPSA Diep Water Oranje Kom Suid WATTER AKSIE KAN EK NEEM?

The document outlines TEEPSA's plan to conduct exploration drilling in the southern part of the DWOB license block, located approximately 211 km from Saldanha. It details the environmental impact assessment process, the planned drilling activities—including the use of mobile offshore drilling units and support vessels—and the potential negative impacts on marine species, fishing livelihoods, and intangible cultural heritage. It urges affected parties to register and submit comments by February 19, 2025.

• TEEPSA plans to conduct exploration drilling in a 15,000 km2 area in the southern part of the DWOB license block, situated approximately 211 km from the coastal town of Saldanha.
• The proposed project involves drilling up to 7 exploration and other wells, with each well and its related activities estimated to take between 3 and 4 months.
• Drilling operations will utilize a Deepwater Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), specifically either a drillship or a semi-submersible unit, supported by up to three support vessels and helicopter transport from Cape Town.
• Potential environmental impacts include changes to seawater quality and increased noise, which may cause pelagic fish, dolphins, and whales (including sperm and humpback whales) to move out of the area or be injured.
• The project may negatively affect fishing livelihoods; between 2017 and 2019, an annual average of 149 fishing lines in the DWOB area yielded 191 tons of large pelagic species like tuna and swordfish.
• The project area is considered highly sensitive by Indigenous people and small-scale fishers due to their spiritual and cultural connection to the ocean, which is viewed as a cultural network requiring ancestral blessing for development.

APA

Natural Justice (2025). TEEPSA Diep Water Oranje Kom Suid WATTER AKSIE KAN EK NEEM? https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Afrikaans_TEEPSA-DWOB-south-Scoping-Report-Final.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. TEEPSA Diep Water Oranje Kom Suid WATTER AKSIE KAN EK NEEM? 2025. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Afrikaans_TEEPSA-DWOB-south-Scoping-Report-Final.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Natural Justice |title=TEEPSA Diep Water Oranje Kom Suid WATTER AKSIE KAN EK NEEM? |date=February 2025 |url=https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Afrikaans_TEEPSA-DWOB-south-Scoping-Report-Final.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2025teepsa, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{TEEPSA Diep Water Oranje Kom Suid WATTER AKSIE KAN EK NEEM?}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Afrikaans_TEEPSA-DWOB-south-Scoping-Report-Final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }