“Towards the end of 2016, the company invited tenders for the new infill 2D seismic survey and these tenders are currently being evaluated,” said Global, which operates blocks 1910B and 2010A in the Walvis basin.

Meanwhile, in Italy, eight appeals have been launched against environmental decrees covering Global’s Adriatic Sea permit applications d82-FR and d83-FR.

Two were lodged in December by local authorities and, more recently, a further six appeals were launched by urban authorities and special interest groups.