南非环境部长驳回了环保人士对一项环境授权提出的异议，该授权允许在道达尔能源公司运营的该国西海岸3B/4B区块进行勘探。
South Africa's environment minister has dismissed a challenge lodged by conservationists against an environmental authorisation to allow exploration in TotalEnergies-operated Block 3B/4B off the country's West Coast.
路透社看到了这份由环境事务部长戴维·迈尼尔于10月13日做出的决定，这是阻碍这个非洲最大经济体石油和天然气勘探的一系列上诉和法院诉讼中的最新进展。
The decision by Environmental Affairs Minister David Maynier, dated October 13 and seen by Reuters, is the latest in a series of appeals and court actions that have stymied oil and gas exploration in Africa's largest economy.
矿产和石油资源部于2024年批准在有关区块最多钻探五口勘探井，包括非洲绿色和平组织在内的约47名个人和环保组织对此提出了推翻该决定的上诉。
Some 47 individuals and environmental organisations, including Greenpeace Africa, appealed to overturn a 2024 decision by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources allowing up to five exploration wells to be drilled in the block.
这项环境授权此前被授予给非洲石油南非公司、Ricocure（Pty）有限责任公司和阿济纳姆有限公司，道达尔能源和卡塔尔能源公司随后获得了参与权益。
The environmental authorisation was granted to Africa Oil SA Corp, Ricocure (Pty) Limited and Azinam Ltd, with TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy later taking up participating stakes.
迈尼尔驳回了所有上诉，但针对涉及评估沿海社区粮食安全和生计的上诉理由施加了一些条件。
Maynier dismissed all the appeals but imposed some conditions on the grounds of appeal dealing with assessments of food security and livelihoods of coastal communities.
根据南非法律，任何对其决定不满的当事人都可以向法院申请对该决定进行司法审查。
Under South African law, any party unhappy with his decision can apply to a court to have the decision judicially reviewed.
道达尔能源对这一决定表示欢迎，并称将与当局合作以确保合规，包括在环境监测和海洋保护方面。
TotalEnergies welcomed the decision and said it will work with authorities to ensure compliance, including on environmental monitoring and marine protection.
非洲绿色和平组织表示，部长驳回上诉的决定是环境治理的“重大失利”，并对南非西海岸构成了直接威胁，极具勘探前景的奥兰治盆地便位于该地区。
Greenpeace Africa said the minister's decision to dismiss the appeals was a "critical failure" of environmental governance and a direct threat to South Africa's West Coast, where the highly prospective Orange Basin is found.