A South African court blocks energy giant Shell from using seismic waves to explore for oil and gas in the Indian Ocean
The fossil-fuel giant had announced plans to start exploration over more than 6,000 square kilometres of ocean off South Africa's Wild Coast region.
Backing a suit filed by conservationists, the High Court in the Eastern Cape town of Makhanda ruled on Tuesday that Shell was "hereby interdicted from undertaking seismic survey operations." Shell's scheme entails using seismic shockwaves which bounce off the sea bed, and whose signature can point to potentially energy-bearing sites.Environmentalists: More work to be done
"Surveys of this nature have been conducted for over 50 years with more than 15 years of extensive peer-reviewed scientific research.""It's a huge victory," said Katherine Robinson of the NGO Natural Justice.
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