CAPE TOWN, July 11 (Reuters) – Shell has been granted environmental authorisation to drill up to five deep-water wells off South Africa’s west coast, the company said on Friday.
The oil major applied for authorisation last year and plans to drill exploration or appraisal wells in the Northern Cape Ultra Deep Block in the Orange Basin, at water depths ranging between 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) and 3,200 metres (10,500 ft).
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