SA to be fracked ‘within weeks’

beans100 said:
Government is in a hurry to start now. Probably to pay off Zoomers debt.
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Another possibly big issue I see here is that the current administration has always been pushing this ahead, and now the process is at a breaking point. It would also mean that Shell has a large stake in ANC winning the elections.
 
c3n0byt3 said:
Another possibly big issue I see here is that the current administration has always been pushing this ahead, and now the process is at a breaking point. It would also mean that Shell has a large stake in ANC winning the elections.
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Are the DA against fracking entirely?
 
I admit I'm slightly split on the issue of fracking.
I can see the economic benefits, but it comes down to a couple of key issues:
What additives will they add to the water/fluids that they will be using,
If there are water shortages (which there probably will be) will they get cut off first?
Will the ordinary South African get anything out of it beside the couple hundred jobs? Decreases in prices?
 
nakedpeanut said:
I admit I'm slightly split on the issue of fracking.
I can see the economic benefits, but it comes down to a couple of key issues:
What additives will they add to the water/fluids that they will be using,
If there are water shortages (which there probably will be) will they get cut off first?
Will the ordinary South African get anything out of it beside the couple hundred jobs? Decreases in prices?
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1 - the additives are now public knowledge. You're also assuming contamination from the outset. Plenty threads addressing this misconception.
2 - sustainable water is in the extractor's best interests. It really is. They will not be tapping into predominantly municipal sources. And the issues of water scarcity have also been dealt with the numerous threads around here. It's hardly the risk people have simply assumed it is.
3 - the economic benefits are staggering if the reserves are full. The average South African will benefit...
 
Not wanting to start another 100 threads about this but I'm also in two minds about this.

I know we need it but in the back of my mind I cannot help but think that they might just fark this up and spoil one of the most beautiful places in our country. There has been some good examples where fracking went horribly wrong but also others where it went without a hitch. So let's hope that the management and control factors are in place as it should be.
 
From the referenced IOL article ..
Royal Dutch Shell PC is already on standby for an exploratory fracking licence in the Karoo, and is expected to pump more than R1billion into the process, creating a few hundred jobs.
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I would have thought R1-Billion could have created more than "a few hundred jobs" but then I realised that a sizeable portion of that amount will be paid out in order "grease the [-]wheels[/-] palms" of government decision-makers
 
MKFrost said:
Not wanting to start another 100 threads about this but I'm also in two minds about this.

I know we need it but in the back of my mind I cannot help but think that they might just fark this up and spoil one of the most beautiful places in our country. There has been some good examples where fracking went horribly wrong but also others where it went without a hitch. So let's hope that the management and control factors are in place as it should be.
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It's been going on since the 1920s. There are quite literally millions of fracked wells around the world. It's historically the safest method of energy source extraction.

Which specific disasters are you referring to by the way?
 
atomcrusher said:
From the referenced IOL article ..

I would have thought R1-Billion could have created more than "a few hundred jobs" but then I realised that a sizeable portion of that amount will be paid out in order "grease the [-]wheels[/-] palms" of government decision-makers
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This is the introductory exploration phase. It's not the actual fracking phase, which will create thousands of jobs...
 
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