Shell’s Wild Coast seismic survey fuels call for boycott at pumps

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Plans to explore the coast have sparked public outrage and ignited campaigns to stop the oil firm

There are growing calls for South Africans to boycott Shell service stations in light of the multinational’s seismic survey along the Wild Coast.Protests against Shell’s exploration plan along the Wild Coast are gaining momentum, with growing calls to boycott the multinational at the pumps.along SA’s sensitive Wild Coast from December 1, with government approval.

The week of protests began in Cape Town when the Amazon Warrior, the ship commissioned by Shell to conduct the survey, arrived on Sunday., which focuses on unlocking the economic potential of SA’s oceans, is driving Shell’s exploration. “The impact of the seismic survey to be undertaken by Shell and Impact Africa has been authorised under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act which under Section 39 of the act requires the submission of an environmental management plan which is to assess and evaluate the environmental impacts of the activity.

“It should be noted that since the coming into effect of the One Environment System on December 8 2014, the application process for the seismic surveys was finalised.

 

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