This week, Shell returned to court to challenge the interim interdict order that stopped its seismic survey operations on South Africa’s Wild Coast. It still has to deal with the second part of the application. Meanwhile some interesting information has surfaced about who actually owns the Transkei exploration right. Then there is the question of how stymying the oil and gas sector will impact the business community.
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