250225005431 - ESIA for the proposed development of the offshore Venus Field in Block 2913B, Orange Basin, southern Namibia

The following listed activities are triggered: 2. Waste Management, treatment, handling and disposal activities 2.2 Any activity entailing a scheduled process referred to in the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Ordinance,1976. 2.3 The import, processing, use and recycling, temporary storage, transit or export of waste. 3. Mining and quarrying activities 3.2 Other forms of mining or extraction of any natural resources whether regulated by law or not. 3.3 Resource extraction, manipulation, conservation and related activities. 3.4 The extraction or processing of gas from natural and non-natural resources, … 8. Water Resource Development 8.12 The release of brine back into the ocean by desalination plants. 9. Hazardous Substance Treatment, Handling and Storage 9.1 The manufacturing, storage, handling or processing of a hazardous substance defined in the Hazardous Substances Ordinance,1974 9.2 Any process or activity which requires a permit, licence or other form of authorisation, … in terms of a law governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution, effluent or waste. 9.3 The bulk transportation of dangerous goods using pipeline, funiculars or conveyors with a throughout capacity of 50 tons or 50 m3 or more per day. 9.4 The storage and handling of a dangerous good, including petrol, diesel, liquid petroleum gas or paraffin, in containers with a combined capacity of more than 30 m3 at any one location. 10. Infrastructure 10.1 The construction of (e) any structure below the high-water mark of the sea;

Prpject status REVIEW IN PROGRESS

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