{"id":3879,"date":"2021-10-22T16:36:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T16:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/kavango-oil-drilling-leaves-trail-of-pain"},"modified":"2021-10-22T17:36:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T17:36:23","slug":"kavango-oil-drilling-leaves-trail-of-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/kavango-oil-drilling-leaves-trail-of-pain","title":{"rendered":"Kavango oil drilling leaves trail of pain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Namibia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>CHARMAINE NGATJIHEUE and JAMES JAMU MICHAEL Kufuna grew up outside Mbambi, deep in the Kavango West region, not far from the Angolan border. Even after his family moved from the plot to be closer to water supply, they returned to his childhood fields to grow their crops.<\/p>\n

His family history there goes back 35 years. Then one day, their fields are taken over by heavy equipment, part of a search for oil that communities say is sidelining their interests in one of the world’s last great unspoilt ecosystems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just saw the machinery set up before we could do anything about it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way they did things was very strategic. They informed the headwoman one day, and the next day the work commenced.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kufuna’s fields are part of the communal area for which Namibia has granted Canadian company ReconAfrica the rights to explore for oil. The village is situated around 60km from Rundu.<\/p>\n

Mbambi’s then-headwoman, Eveline Ngila, says when ReconAfrica explained the drilling to her, she had no idea of the magnitude of the disruption that would come.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe live here to cultivate, harvest, sell, and eat, but we also take care of our young children,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the community’s grievances is the feeling that they were never consulted, and that they still don’t understand what’s happening in their fields.<\/p>\n

Before the drilling began, Kandjimi Sikongo remembers going to a meeting with the governor, journalists and councillors. \u201cWe will be happy if our children get jobs,\u201d she remembers telling them.<\/p>\n

But Dominica Sindimba says only a few people in the communities were informed about the drilling. \u201cThey were not here to consult, and we were only later informed they had found oil,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe community wants money and employment. This place is poor.\u201d Regional government authorities say they have been kept in the dark too.<\/p>\n

Local official Damiana Hausiku says the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism held numerous meetings \u2013 but did not invite them. \u201cWe have asked to meet with the environment ministry to raise our concerns,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is like we are being lied to about exactly what is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

After drilling a well at Kawe, Hausiku says ReconAfrica simply left a giant open hole in the middle of the grasslands, without warnings or any indication of whether it would be filled.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they left that hole open, what is next?\u201d he asks.<\/p>\n

ReconAfrica isn’t naive about the community relations problem. The company employed Alois Gende, a former Popular Democratic Movement politician, to sell the project.<\/p>\n

His contract expired last month. \u201cHe failed to explain what exactly was happening, seeing how big the project is,\u201d Ngila says. Residents of Kawe, Mbambi and Ncaute say they were promised jobs. Gende denies any wrongdoing. Ngila worries that her mahangu fields will be permanently damaged. She is no longer headwoman.<\/p>\n

She was ousted by the village development committee, and suspects it is because she criticised the drilling. Her sentiments are echoed by the parliamentary standing committee on natural resources, which this month reported that drilling has destroyed homesteads and crops, crippling the livelihoods of entire communities.<\/p>\n

It is still not clear if there are any viable sources of oil. Drilling on a first well began in January. \u201cMy first reaction was sheer horror,\u201d says former geologist Matthew Totten Jr, who has monitored ReconAfrica’s activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s in one of the most pristine wildlife areas, and one of the best agricultural areas of Namibia. The idea of oil and gas drilling is scary.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the government believes this a good project because there’s all this revenue to be made, they are in for a big disappointment,\u201d he says. ReconAfrica received its exploratory licence in 2015.<\/p>\n

Local communities objected and received support from international organisations like the World Wide Fund for Nature and celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Forest Whitaker and Prince Harry. PROMISES IN THE DARK<\/p>\n

Former minister of industrialisation and trade Tjekero Tweya heads the parliamentary committee looking into the drilling. He is disputing ReconAfrica’s claims that it has employed more than 300 Namibians.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality on the ground does not reflect that,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Residents told his committee they believe all the financial rewards are flowing to the government, which has so far collected N$25,1 million in various fees from ReconAfrica.<\/p>\n

Kantema Shigave (29) landed a job clearing land for ReconAfrica’s drilling around Kawe. Once the land was cleared, he says the company told him they didn’t have any more work for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just a temporary job,\u201d Shigave says. If the company can’t provide work to residents, he says they should help build a hospital, improve roads, or set up a cellphone tower.<\/p>\n

His neighbour Elizabeth Mangundu says only four of Kawe’s 100 residents have been employed by ReconAfrica. \u201cThey only employ people temporarily, and then that is it,\u201d she says. QUESTIONABLE CONSULTATIONS<\/p>\n

Lurking just below the surface of all the controversies is fracking, the technology that allows oil companies to extract oil from parts of the earth that used to be inaccessible.<\/p>\n

The technology has revolutionised the industry, vastly expanding the global supply of natural gas. But fracking leaves behind contaminated water. In regions like the Kavango East and West the threat of contamination weighs heavily on residents.<\/p>\n

But some of the damage is even more immediate. Part of the oil exploration work involves thumping, a process in which heavy trucks drive around and drop enormous metal plates on the ground.<\/p>\n

The resulting ‘thump’ is so strong that the earth rattles, giving clues as to the best place to drill for gas. The thumping has damaged homes, according to the non-profit organisation Frack Free Namibia, because the trucks pass too close to residential areas.<\/p>\n

The group is also accusing ReconAfrica of cutting new roads in order to thump, without obtaining communities’ consent. Nearby residents say they were made to sign documents without any explanation, with no copies of these documents provided to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe company is in clear violation of its environmental clearance certificate issued on 2 July 2021,\u201d the organisation says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe environmental clearance certificate must be revoked immediately.\u201d ReconAfrica’s activities in Namibia have caused global concern.<\/p>\n

A series of six National Geographic articles published since last year has highlighted serious concerns, including the possibility of groundwater pollution, and a lack of community consultation in accordance with Namibian law.<\/p>\n

A whistleblower says the company has misled its own investors in violation of United States (US) law, and that ReconAfrica was working without the required water permits. SELLING DREAMS<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe ReconAfrica is a stock-promotion company masquerading as a junior explorer,\u201d says Gabriel Bernarde, the director of the US-based financial research group, Viceroy Research.<\/p>\n

His firm has monitored ReconAfrica’s books since last year, and has written five reports on the company so far this year. \u201cWe’ve consulted various experts and determined that there is no conventional, let alone commercial, oil to be found in the Okavango River Basin,\u201d Bernarde says.<\/p>\n

\u201cReconAfrica perpetuates this promotion by engaging political greasers, and spending tens of millions on marketing to create a false, but pleasant, public image.\u201d<\/p>\n

ReconAfrica spokesperson Ndapewoshali Shapwanale yesterday said the company has not moved any people from their land, homesteads or crop fields. She said none of their oil and gas exploration activities have taken place or are taking place in any crop fields.<\/p>\n

ReconAfrica said it held various community consultation meetings during the environmental impact assessment process, and prior to drill-rig establishment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese consultations detailled the project scope and job recruitment process for community labourers required to establish the drill rig,\u201d Shapwanale said.<\/p>\n

She insisted that ReconAfrica employs a local-first approach in its recruitment process. This is contrary to the findings of a parliamentary standing committee which says ReconAfrica is not living up to its promises.<\/p>\n

The company is disputing allegations that it has failed to deliver jobs. \u201cMore than 368 people have been hired for different skill sets,\u201d Shapwanale said.<\/p>\n

The company is guided by its environmental management plan, she said. She stated it has to date dedicated N$112 million towards its social responsibility initiatives. D\u00c9J\u00c0 VU Namibia has for years attracted start-up oil-exploration companies, mostly speculators from Canada and Australia.<\/p>\n

Former minister of mines and energy Isak Katali in 2011 admitted that Namibia has become an \u201cEl Dorado for speculators and other quick-fix, would-be mineral explorers and mining developers\u201d.<\/p>\n

That same year, a Brazilian gas and oil company, High Resolution Technology (HRT), fronted by businessman Knowledge Katti, threw a red-carpet event when it launched in Namibia.<\/p>\n

Amid the glitz and glamour, HRT brought in samba dancers from Brazil to entertain guests, such as former president Sam Nujoma. In 2013, HRT bosses, including Katti, held a press conference at State House, proclaiming they had found oil off the Namibian coast.<\/p>\n

But there was a problem: The oil was \u201cnot suitable for commercial use\u201d. Then-prime minister Hage Geingob nonetheless endorsed the so-called discovery by posing for a picture, holding a sample of the non-commercial oil.<\/p>\n

This alleged oil discovery mainly benefited a clique of Namibians, such as Katti, and his foreign partners. HRT closed its operations in 2015. Brazilian financial website Capital Aberto revealed in 2014 that some HRT board members in Brazil paid themselves handsome bonuses when they resigned from the company.<\/p>\n

According to the report, two outgoing directors pocketed around US$9,4 million each. Investment research website seekingalpha.com says HRT directors paid themselves huge bonuses first.<\/p>\n

The report says HRT raised US$1,5 billion on the first day of trading on the Brazilian stock exchange in 2010, partly using oil blocks in Namibia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. CHARMAINE NGATJIHEUE and JAMES JAMU MICHAEL Kufuna grew up outside Mbambi, deep in the Kavango West region, not far from the Angolan border. Even after his family moved from the plot to be closer to water supply, they returned to his childhood fields to grow their crops. 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