ROGESA - Proposed Exploration Well Drilling within Two Target Area in ER 294, Free State Province (ER Ref: 12/3/294)

Rhino Oil and Gas Exploration South Africa (Pty) Ltd (ROGESA) intend to make an application for:

An amendment to the existing Exploration Right (ER) and Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) in terms of Section 102 of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, (No 28 of 2002) (MPRDA); and

An Environmental Authorisation (EA) in terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA).

ROGESA hold an ER and EA to explore for petroleum resources in the Free State Province of South Africa (Reference: 12/3/294 (ER 294)). The granted EA and ER permitted ROGESA to undertake an exploration work programme involving desktop studies and an aerial gradiometry gravity survey. ROGESA undertook the studies and survey and are now proposing to drill up to a maximum of 40 exploration wells in two Target Areas of Interest within the ER. The first Target Area is located south of Petrus Steyn and the second Target Area lies south of the R34 between Kroonstad and Edenville. The specific well locations within the Target Areas are still to be confirmed based on landowner engagement and environmental investigations (to be completed during this application process). No hydraulic fracturing or fracking is proposed.

SLR Consulting (Africa) (Pty) Ltd has been appointed as the independent environmental assessment practitioner responsible for undertaking the required environmental assessment and conducting the public participation process. The application will be subject to a scoping and environmental impact assessment process as stipulated in the EIA Regulations (GNR 982) made under Section 24(5) of the NEMA.

Status

An Environmental Authorisation has been granted by the National Department of Mineral Resources. Should you wish to appeal the decision or any aspect thereof, you must submit an appeal in the prescribed form, and in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Appeal Regulations within twenty (20) days from the date that the decision was sent to the registered interested and affected parties.