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Moratorium on shale gas exploration license applications lifted by Cabinet
07/09/2012
Shell is pleased to hear from the Minister in the presidency, Collins Chabane this morning that Cabinet endorsed a recommendation for the lifting of the moratorium on shale gas exploration in SA.
Karoo Groundwater Atlas contributes valuable information for South Africa
22/03/2012
To coincide with World Water Day, Shell South Africa today released Stage One of a Karoo Groundwater Atlas. The Atlas is the result of a study conducted at the end of 2011 into the occurrence and characteristics of groundwater in the Karoo area of South Africa...
Shell reaches settlement with Competition Commission on bitumen case
21/02/2012
Shell South Africa today reached a settlement agreement with the Competition Commission to pay an administrative penalty of R26.2 million for its involvement in the use of a pricing methodology for bitumen. The pricing methodology was agreed within the Southern African Bitumen Association (SABITA), of which Shell is a member.
Exploration Right Awarded in Orange Basin Offshore South Africa
10/02/2012
CAPE TOWN – February 10, 2012 – The Minister of Mineral Resources has awarded Shell South Africa Upstream B.V. an exploration right in the Orange Basin Deep Water area off the north-west coast of South Africa.
Shell's response to License Moratorium
03/05/2011
Shell today confirmed that it remains committed to its proposed shale gas exploration project in the Karoo.
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