BW Kudu - Proposed Appraisal Well Drilling in Block 2814A (PPL 003), Orange Basin, off the coast of southern Namibia

BW Kudu Limited (BW Kudu) is the holder of a Petroleum Production Licence (PPL) 003 for Block 2814A, located off the southern coast of Namibia. Block 2814A covers an area of approximately 45 678 km2 and is located 85 km offshore at its closest point, in water depths ranging from 150 m to 750 m.

BW Kudu is applying to undertake appraisal activities within Block 2814A. The proposed offshore appraisal programme includes seabed sampling and drilling up to four appraisal wells (including vertical seismic profiling, well testing; and plugging and abandonment/suspension).

SLR has been appointed as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for the proposed appraisal activities.

Status

Notice is hereby given in terms of the Environmental Management Act, 2007 (No. 7 of 2007) and Regulation 21 of the EIA Regulations of an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) application to undertake the proposed appraisal well drilling and associated activities in License Block 2814A off the coast of southern Namibia.

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 Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism’s (MEFT) online application portal (MEFT Ref: 240828004608).

SLR has compiled a Draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report, which is available for a 30-day review and comment period from 12 February to 14 March 2025.

You are invited to register as an Interested and/or Affected Party (I&AP) and to provide comment on the Draft ESIA Report by completing the Registration & Comment Form at the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/Fe8nP3nL9y . The Draft ESIA Report is available below for download and in hardcopy at the Walvis Bay Library and Lüderitz Library. For comments to be included in the Final ESIA Report, comments should reach SLR by no later than 14 March 2025

We also cordially invite all stakeholders to attend the public meetings in Lüderitz and Walvis Bay (details below). The objectives of these public meetings are to provide an overview of the project proposal and findings of the ESIA process, as well as provide stakeholders a further opportunity to comment.

Lüderitz: The Nest Hotel on 18 February 2025, 10h00
Walvis Bay: The Protea Indongo Hotel on 19 February 2025, 11h00

Should you have any queries in this regard please do not hesitate to contact SLR.

By providing your personal information to submit a comment, you will be included in the SLR an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP) database. It is assumed that as an I&AP for this Project you authorise SLR to retain and use your Personal Information as part of a contact database for this and/or other EIAs and that you confirm your acceptance for SLR to contact you regarding this and/or other EIA processes. SLR will not process your Personal Information, other than as permitted or required by EIA processes, or as required by law or public policy. SLR 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 EIA 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.