Lisbon offices of the ENMC (the entity that authorises oil and gas drilling) and the DGEG (department of energy and geology) were searched earlier this week by PJ criminal police, on the basis of a ‘complaint’ made by Algarve anti-oil campaigners ASMAA.

Entrámos na primeira semana de 2019 com muito, mas mesmo muito trabalho em frente. Estamos já a preparar-nos para o nosso primeiro dia no tribunal de Loulé, porque fomos notificados pelo tribunal que uma audiência prévia está agendada para dia 11/02/2019, às 14:00 horas.

On 21 December 2018, the Portuguese parliament voted on proposals submitted by three political parties – The Bloco de Esquerda (Left Block), PAN and the Greens. It is interesting to note that only the proposal by the Greens (PEV) was approved, with the other two rejected. Let’s now look at what was proposed in more detail.

We start 2019 preparing for our first day in the Loulé court, which is scheduled for the 11th of February at 14h00 when a preliminary hearing will take place.

Opinion article by Laurinda Seabra in response to arguments that as the Portuguese government has been "democratically elected", they can do as they please. I disagree.

A Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente pareçe ter enviado só no dia 6 de Novembro uma carta de notificação sobre a Consulta Pública. Um dia antes de abrir a dita consulta pública?

A Junta de Freguesia da Bajouca solicita à empresa Australis, com carácter de urgência, a realização de uma sessão de esclarecimento, na Bajouca, com o objetivo de apresentarem o que pretendem realizar na Bajouca, mas sobretudo para ouvirem e esclarecerem as dúvidas da população.

Agora que tanto a Australis como o governo concordaram que, de fato, um Estudo de Impacto Ambiental é necessário para os dois poços de exploração que a Australis planeja perfurar no início de 2019 em Aljubarrota e em Bajouca, foi feito novamente uma consulta pública. Neste momento a Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente está a convidar comentários sobre os propostos estudos de impacto ambiental.

Now that both Australis and government have agreed that indeed an Environmental Impact Assessment is required for the two "fracking" exploration wells that they plan to drill early in 2019, and have called for comments on their proposed environmental reporting process, we have compiled a set of 5 guides to assist you. This guide is the last one in the set. This public consultation closes on the 27 November 2018. We extend an invite for you to take the time to participate.

On Monday 30th October we woke-up to the news that Galp would be disinvesting from the Algarve. The news was spread all over the press, and welcomed by many mayors in local municipalities, other associations, platforms, community groups and the general public at large – except for ASMAA.