Main Street Survey Activities in Block 9 and 11B/12B South Coast, South Africa

Main Street holds Exploration Right 12/3/067 over Block 11B/12B, located off the South Coast of South Africa, roughly between Mossel Bay and Cape St. Francis. Following the discovery of gas-condensate at the Brulpadda and Luiperd wells within Block 11B/12B, the joint venture partners at the time, under the lead of TotalEnergies EP South Africa (TEEPSA), started the associated ESIA process, which included a public participation process conducted in 2022 and 2023.

Following the withdrawal of some joint venture partners in late 2024, Main Street remains as the sole applicant of the EA Application and proposes to initially conduct a downscaled and largely non-intrusive survey campaign along the potential production sites and pipeline routes from the deep-water field areas in Block 11B/12B onto the shelf and into the adjacent Block 9 (Block 9 is held by PetroSA). The findings of this survey will provide essential data that informs the design and layout of the subsea production facilities and associated infrastructure.

The area of interest (AOI) is approximately 80-190 km offshore in water depths between 100 m and 2 200 m. The proposed surveys include bathymetry, sonar, seafloor sampling, and ROV surveys in a maximum survey area of interest measuring 8620 km2 within portions of Blocks 11B/12B and 9.
Prior to the commencement of the Proposed Project, an Environmental Authorisation in terms of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, (GN R 982 of 2014), promulgated under the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (No. 107 of 1998) from the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) is required.

SLR Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SLR), an independent firm of Environmental Assessment Practitioners, has been appointed to manage the environmental authorisation processes.

Status

The Main Street ESIA is currently in the Pre-Application Phase. SLR will compile a draft Scoping Report, which is available for a 30-day review and comment period from 3 March to 3 April 2025.

All stakeholders are encouraged to review the Non-Technical Summary and/or the Draft Scoping Report, which will be available from 3 March 2025. Comments can be submitted as specified in the attached information pamphlet.

All stakeholders are also invited to attend the upcoming public open days. Refer to the ESIA information pamphlet for meeting details.

To register as an I&AP, please contact SLR using the details provided above.

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