NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT 107 OF 1998: CONSULTATION OF THE INTENTION TO PRESCRIBE ONSHORE WELL DECOMMISSIONING GUIDELINES PREPARED BY PETROLEUM AGENCY SA
Notice Title: National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (“NEMA”): Consultation of the Intention to Prescribe Onshore Well Decommissioning Guidelines Prepared by Petroleum Agency SA
Government Notice: GN 6818 in GG 53649 on 7 November 2025
Commencing date: Comments to be submitted on or before 8 December 2025
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, published the Onshore Well Decommissioning Guidelines Document Number: Agency – TC – 001 (the Decommissioning Guidelines) in terms of section 24J of the NEMA, for public comments.
The Decommissioning Guidelines support the proposed Regulations for the Exploration and Production
of Onshore Petroleum Resources Using Fracturing Technology, 2025. Any onshore petroleum wells that are decommissioned or temporary suspended, as contemplated in the proposed Regulations for the Exploration and Production of Onshore Petroleum Resources Using Fracturing Technology, 2014, must comply with the requirements of the Guidelines.
Members of the public are invited to submit comments on or before 8 December 2025. For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here: National Environmental Management Act: Intention to prescribe onshore well decommissioning guidelines prepared by Petrolem Agency SA: Comments invited
For more information or assistance please contact Jan Nel at jan@shangoni.co.za.
