EIA for Halliburton’s proposed Liquid Mud Treatment and Completion Fluid Plant in the Port Of Walvis Bay, Namibia

Halliburton Industries Limited (Halliburton) is a multinational corporation that provides a range of products and services to the energy industry, specialising in oil and gas exploration, drilling and production as well as engineering and construction services. Halliburton is proposing to construct and operate a Liquid Mud Treatment and Completion Fluid Plant (LMTP) at Berth 8 in the Port of Walvis Bay, Namibia (hereafter referred to as the proposed Project). The plant will provide drilling and completion fluids to the operators in Namibia’s offshore oil and gas fields.

The proposed Project triggers activities listed in the Government Notice (GN) No. 29 of the EIA Regulations of 2012, promulgated on 6 February 2012 in terms of Section 56 of the Environmental Management Act, 2007 (GN No. 30 of 2007) (EMA) and will therefore require an environmental clearance certificate (ECC) from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT).

SLR Environmental Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd (SLR), an independent firm of environmental consultants, has been appointed by Halliburton to undertake the ECC application process for the proposed Project.

Status

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of Section 50 of the Environmental Management Act, No. 7 of 2007 (EMA) and Section 25(2)(a) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2012, that the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT): Directorate of Environmental Affairs has granted an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) to Halliburton Industries Limited (Halliburton) for the proposed establishment of a Liquid Mud Treatment and Completion Fluid Plant (LMTP) at Berth 8, Port of Walvis Bay.

The key details of the ECC are as follows:

• ECC Reference Number: ECC2401950
• Date of Issuance: 27 October 2024, received on 4 November 2024
• Validity Period: Three (3) years, expiring on 27 October 2027

A copy of the ECC and notice to all the registered Interested and Affected Parties (IAPs) can be found below.