10:12 AM EDT, 06/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Shell (SHEL) has been rebuffed by an appeals court in South Africa in its bid to overturn a 2021 decision blocking the company's plans to explore for oil offshore in the country's Wild Coast region, Bloomberg reported, citing a summary of Monday's ruling it obtained.

Environmental groups sued to bar exploration throughout the 350-kilometer stretch of shoreline contending communities were not properly consulted prior to the South African Mineral Resources and Energy ministry approving the seismic surveys.

The company did not immediately respond to a request from MT Newswires seeking comment and more information following the appeals court ruling earlier Monday.

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