ESIA for Proposed Development of the Offshore Venus Field in Block 2913B, off the Coast of Southern Namibia

Proposed Development of the Offshore Venus Field in Block 2913B, off the Coast of Southern Namibia

TEEPNA and its JV partners currently hold an Exploration Licence for Block 2913B, located in the offshore southern Namibia. Based on the exploration and appraisal results, as well as ongoing development studies, TEEPNA and its JV partners are studying the feasibility to develop the offshore Venus Field to produce oil for commercialisation. The Venus field is located offshore, approximately 320 km south-west of Lüderitz in the Northern portion of Block 2913B, in water depths of around 3 000 m.

The development of the field includes the drilling of up to 40 subsea wells, the installation of equipment on the seabed and the mooring of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) at the Offshore Venus field. The produced oil will be transferred from FPSO to tankers for transport to buyers. Supply vessels and aircrafts will serve the offshore units from existing onshore facilities.

TEEPNA is now applying for an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) to develop the Venus field, within Block 2913B, and produce crude light oil. If an ECC is granted, the construction, drilling and installation will take approximately 5 years to complete, and then the production will start and last for approximately 20 years+.

The proposed project triggers a number of listed activities in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 2012, and as such requires an ECC before such activities can commence. SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd (SLR) was appointed as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to manage the ECC application and to undertake a Scoping and EIA process for the proposed development and production activities (hereafter collectively referred to as “Environmental and Social Impact Assessment” or “ESIA” process).

Status

Notice is hereby given in terms of the Environmental Management Act (No. 7 of 2007) and Regulation 21 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations of an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) application to develop the offshore Venus Field discovered and appraised since 2022 in Block 2913B.

An ESIA process is being undertaken for the proposed project. An application for an ECC has been submitted to the Competent Authority (Ministry of Mines and Energy). The project and ECC application have also been registered on the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism’s (MEFT) online application portal (MEFT Ref: APP-005431).

The process is starting with the scoping phase according to the EIA regulations during which the public (Interested & Affected Parties) is invited to participate in public meetings, open houses and provide comments.

A Background Information Document has been prepared and can be downloaded below. You are invited to register as an Interested and/or Affected Party (I&AP) by completing the Registration Form at the following link: ESIA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OFFSHORE VENUS FIELD IN BLOCK 2913B, OFF THE NAMIBIA COAST.

SLR is in the process of preparing a Draft Scoping Report (DSR) Report, which will be available for a public review and comment period from 2 April - 13 May 2025.

The following public engagements are scheduled during the review period:

Should you have any queries in this regard please do not hesitate to contact SLR and/or Urban Dynamics at the above contact details.

By providing your personal information to submit a comment, you will be included in the SLR and Urban Dynamics' Interested and Affected Party (I&AP) database, and you consent to SLR/Urban Dynamics managing your information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013. It is assumed that as an I&AP for this Project you authorise SLR/Urban Dynamics to retain and use your Personal Information as part of a contact database for this and/or other Social and Environmental Impact Assessments (ESIA) and that you confirm your acceptance for SLR/Urban Dynamics to contact you regarding this and/or other ESIA processes. SLR/Urban Dynamics will not process your Personal Information, other than as permitted or required by ESIA processes, or as required by law or public policy. SLR/Urban Dynamics will use reasonable, appropriate security safeguards to protect Personal Information, and to reasonably prevent any damage to, loss of, or unauthorised access or disclosure of Personal Information, other than as required for ESIA processes or as required by any Law or public policy. You may request for your Personal Information to be deleted from the I&AP database at any time by contacting SLR/Urban Dynamics.