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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT REGULATION 34 AUDITS

The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (PetroSA), is the holder of the following offshore petroleum Production Rights located in Block 9, offshore of Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province:

  • FA_EM Gas Field and FA Satellites (PASA ref 12/4/1/05/2/2/2)
  • FO Gas Field (PASA ref 12/4/08)
  • Oribi / Oryx Oil Field (PASA ref 12/4/1106/2/2/2)
  • South Coast Gas Field (DEA ref 12/12/20/719)

Each of these Rights have approved Environmental Management Programmes (EMPrs’). PetroSA appointed Environmental Impact Management Services (Pty) Ltd (EIMS) as the independent auditor to undertake environmental compliance audits of the EA’s/ RoD’s and EMPrs’ in accordance with Regulation 34 of the EIA Regulations (GNR983) promulgated under the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998-NEMA).

The audits undertaken have identified specific shortcomings that should be addressed through amendments and/or additions to the respective EMPrs’. PetroSA has submitted recommendations to address the identified shortcomings and have prepared revised EMPrs’.

This notice informs all potential Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) that the recommendations made by PetroSA to address the shortcomings, and the amended EMPrs’ are available for public review and comment, as per Regulation 34(5) of the EIA Regulations. You can access these documents as follows:

  • Hard copy at the following locations:
    • Knysna Tourism Offices (40 Main Road, Knysna Central)
    • Still Bay Library (Municipal building, Main Road West, Still Bay)
    • Mossel Bay Library (99 Marsh Street, Mossel Bay)
    • George Public Library (Corner Courtenay and Caledon Street, Camphersdrift)
    • Plettenberg Bay Library (Shop 29, Mervills Shopping Centre, Sewell Street)
    • KwaNonqaba Library (108 Old Adriaanse Avenue, Site 3427, KwaNonqaba)
  • An electronic copy can be downloaded from the EIMS Website by following the links below:

Queries with regards to this notification, or comments on the documentation can be directed to EIMS at the details provided below. The comments received as a result of the public participation process will be submitted to the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR- the Competent Authority) via the Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA), together with the audit report, PetroSA’s recommendations, and the amended EMPrs’ for consideration and approval.

All potential I&APs are also requested to register with EIMS by the specified due date. Within 7 days of submitting the environmental Audit Report to the Competent Authority, EIMS will notify all registered I&APs and make the Audit report available.

Contact details for comments and I&AP Registrations:

Contact Person: Mbali Tshabalala

EIMS Reference Number: 1730

Telephone: (011) 789 7170

Fax: (086) 571 9047

E-mail: Block9@eims.co.za

Due date for comments and registrations: 01 September 2025

Please include the stipulated project reference number (1730) in all correspondence.

Please feel free to contact the undersigned if you have any queries or concerns.

Please note that in the event that you are unable to access the report due to data constraints please contact EIMS for a datafree option.

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The following policy applies to the processing of personal information required and acquired during the Public Participation Processes required by the Specific Environmental Management Acts (SEMA’s) defined in the National Environmental Management Act (act 107 of 1998, as amended- NEMA). 

EIMS respects the privacy of your information and is committed to the protection of personal information in compliance with the laws of South Africa. 

 In fulfilling our obligations under the relevant SEMA’s and other legal duties and rights, EIMS collects and uses personal information from registered interested and affected parties as well as making such information publicly available and submission to the relevant competent authorities. Such usage is not limited to an EIA process, or future EIA Processes only, but includes appeal processes, and to communicate and make audit reports available. 

By registering as an interested and affected party you consent to the collection, usage and processing of your personal information (as defined herein). Personal information collected from registered interested and affected parties includes names; contact details; views, opinions, comments, responses and/or objections; and any submissions, communications or correspondence submitted to or received from EIMS. A registered interested and affected party is defined in Regulation 42 of the NEMA EIA Regulations and includes: all persons who, as a consequence of the public participation process conducted in respect of that application, have submitted written comments or attended meetings with the proponent, applicant or EAP; and all persons who have requested the proponent or applicant, in writing, for their names to be placed on the register. 

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