Notice is hereby given to all persons and members of the public whose rights may be materially and adversely affected by a pending administrative decision by the Minister of Mineral Resources on applications for Exploration Rights lodged at the office of the South African Agency for Promotion of Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation (SOC) Limited ( "Petroleum Agency SA ") in terms of section 79 of the MPRDA by the following applicants:
1. Shell Exploration South Africa B.V. (Reference Number. 12/3/219);
2. Shell Exploration South Africa B.V. (Reference Number. 12/3/220);
3. Shell Exploration South Africa B.V. (Reference Number. 12/3/221);
4. Bundu Gas and Oil Exploration (Pty) Ltd (Reference Number. 12/3/202); and
5. Falcon Oil and Gas Limited (Reference Number. 12/3/208).
The affected areas for each application are indicated in the plans attached hereto as Annexures (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) which contain a list of co-ordinates for each application area.
All persons and members of the public whose rights may be materially and adversely affected by a pending administrative decision by the Minister of Mineral Resources on applications for Exploration Rights in accordance with section 80 of the MPRDA were invited to make written representations as contemplated in sections 3(2)(b) and 4(3) of PAJA - to Petroleum Agency SA - within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice.
