The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) on November 22 said Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe was responsible for the administration of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) and that Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy was, therefore, not mandated to consider an application or to make a decision on the authorisation of a seismic survey being undertaken by oil and gas multinational Shell. "The impact of the seismic survey to be undertaken by Shell and [impact investment organisation] Impact Africa has been authorised under the MRPDA, which, under Section 39 (2) of the MPRDA requires the submission of an environmental management plan, which is to assess and evaluate the environmental impacts of the activity.
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