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OIL & GAS PROSPECTING: WHAT’S IN IT FOR MATATIELE? 1

BE INFORMED, NOT FOOLED LEGAL APPLICATION PROCESS WHY EXPLORATION? IMPACTS OF EXPLORATION PHASE IMPACTS OF PRODUCTION PHASE WHAT DOES ‘FRACKING’ ENTAIL? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS & RISKS? WHAT ARE OUR ALTERNATIVES? 2

MATATIELE 3 Where Nature, Agriculture & Tourism are Investments of Choice Mission Statement To create awareness of nature conservation, to promote and support agricultural activities, to promote & market Local Tourism Organizations and Small Medium and Micro Enterprises.

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R27 million Estimated value of water production per year from upper Matat catchment 6

APPLICATION PROCESS EXPLORATION PERMIT EIA for permit to survey EIA includes public consultation…. 3 years for survey Drill 10 core test holes 125km Seismic test lines with blast holes Determine if viable sources exist PRODUCTION RIGHT EIA for production right WATER USE LICENSE WASTE LICENSE AIR EMISSIONS LICENSE Drilling & and associated activities for 5 years, including possible fracking Rehabilitation and compensation???? 7

POTENTIAL IMPACTS of EXPLORATION EXPLORATION Seismic impacts on soil and water; vibrations and noise Lots of trucks: road and carbon impacts Access and safety onto land by outsiders Drilling cores: disturbing boreholes and contaminating water sources Economic boost for Matat? 25 short term specialists from outside 8 “The explosive-shot seismic surveys drilling of shallow holes (5 to 30 m in depth) at a regular spacing (20 to 200m intervals) The hole is loaded with an explosive charge backfilled and the charge is set off with the recording in progress. If a blast crater is made this is backfilled immediately. The vibratory method uses large Vibroseis trucks with plate that is lowered to the ground at a regular intervals to vibrate the ground. Can be felt 50m away”

Mitigating exploration impacts Delineate / buffer boreholes, protected areas, water sources, wetlands, riparian zones : no space left to explore or produce legally A well site where hydraulic fracturing operations are proposed or planned, must not be located- (a) within 5 kilometres, measured horizontally, from the surface location of an existing municipal water well field and identified future well fields and sources and directional drilling may not be within 2.5 kilometres of municipals well field; (b) within 500 metres, measured horizontally, from the surface location of an existing water borehole and directional drilling may not be within 500 metres of the borehole; and (c) within 500 metres, measured horizontally, from the edge of a riparian area or within 1:100 year flood -line of a watercourse. A well may not be drilled within 1 kilometre of a wetland. 9

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What is “Fracking?” Hydraulic Fracturing: – Drilling of wells into tightly compacted rock strata to depths of 3 to 5 kms – Injection of water, sand and chemicals via well into strata – Splitting of rock seams below the surface to fracture the layers – Capturing gas for transporting to production site – Disposal of wastewater return 11

12 25 million litres per well Matatiele water consumption 4 million litres / day

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A recipe for ONE well development UP TO… 25 million litres water 200 thousand litres chemicals 150 thousand kgs sand 2,000 diesel burning trucks 14

HEALTH RISKS: Fracturing requires cocktail of chemicals: known carcinogens, VOCs etc – Benzene: Linked to leukemia, other cancers, reproductive and developmental disorders. – Toluene: long-term exposure may affect nervous system, cause birth defects. – Methane, ethane and propane: high levels of exposure may cause collapse, convulsions, coma, death. Exposure to fracking fluids linked to infertility, stillbirths, and premature death. Declining diary production

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONCERNS Farming and grazing may be compromised by water stress, increasing reliance on social grants Ecosystem stress: less resilience to climate change, increased human stress Water from land becomes unsafe to drink – US: some communities forced to provide bottled water to their horses, let alone themselves De-valuation of land Decrease in tourism sector Health concerns, decreased productivity 16

The Truth about Job Creation An R8 million investment generates… Natural gas 5 jobs Coal 7 Smart grid 12 Wind 13 Solar 14 Biomass 16 Building retrofits 17 Public transport 22 Agriculture 40 17

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THE LOWDOWN ON FRACKING CONCERNS Huge water requirements in a water stressed area Ground and surface water contamination (Matat is 100% dependent on groundwater: streams start with springs) Methane pollution: dozen times more potent greenhouse gas than carbon Exposure to toxic chemicals; health risks Loss of agricultural productivity due to damaged land BENEFITS / PROMISES Less dependence on oil and gas imports nationally Job creation (none during exploration phase; highly skilled externally sourced during development) Local economic boom (accommodation, supplies) 19

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WHAT’S IN IT FOR MATATIELE? The Choice is Yours – Water security – Livelihoods – Health – For all. Forever You can choose to agree or you choose not to agree, but you cannot choose not to choose. Don’t be fooled, be informed 21

So what can YOU do? What do WE do? 22 Exercise your constitutional right to a clean & healthy environment: Say NO!! To outside exploitation!! Choose renewables Highlight local production alternatives

23 RANGELAND & LIVELIHOODS RESTORATION PROGRAMME: “MEAT NATURALLY” 750 jobs (clearing, herding) 6000 ha improved grazing ha fire protection R / hh per year R13 m annual income

24 Angifun’ ifracking! Say no! to gas exploration! Say no! to gas extraction! FrackFreeSA!

What can you do? Sign and share Petition to Minister Get informed: websites, google, facebook, “Gasland” movie, etc Attend public meeting Monday 9th Nov at 12:00 at Nokwezi hall and put pressure on Rhino Oil & Gas to withdraw Comment on the scoping report, available on / _slr-draft-scoping-report_-rhino- eastern-cape-295er-reduced.pdf / _slr-draft-scoping-report_-rhino- eastern-cape-295er-reduced.pdf 25

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