Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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Shell has said that its two month old campaign to find gas in New Zealand’s Maui field is meeting expectation. Shell New Zealand chairman Rob Jager said campaign off the Taranaki coast which could last into early next year, the New Zealand Herald reported . The first well had hit its target depth...
TAG Oil has undertaken drilling of the Ngapaeruru-1 exploration well is now underway in TAG's 100% controlled Petroleum Exploration Permit 38349, located in the East Coast Basin of New Zealand, the company said last week. The Ngapaeruru-1 exploration well is targeting the Waipawa Black Shale and Whangai...
New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals has said that it is inviting nominations for next year's petroleum Block Offer 2014. Last date of nomination is 28 June 2013. Interested parties would invited to nominate an area (block, basin or sub-basin) for possible inclusion in Block Offer 2014, or any...
New Zealand focused Kea Petroleum has flowed oil and gas from Puka 2 well onshore Taranaki Basin. During the initial clean-up flow period of 5 days, the well achieved an initial oil flow rate of 719 barrels of oil per day (BOPD) with an associated gas flow rate 0.419 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD)...
L&M Energy has exercised its pre-emption rights to secure a 100% interest in a New Zealand permit that hosts the Kahili gas condensate field, Proactive Investors Australia has reported. AGL Energy subsidiary Mosaic Oil NZ Limited had previously said it was selling its 75% interest...
Kea Petroleum’s next 12 months will be concentrated on moving from an exploration led model to a balance of production and exploration, Proactive Investors said citing company statement. The New Zealand-focused group said this will encompass the appraisal and development of the Puka field...
Kapuni gas field, the oldest in New Zealand, will see the beginning of a drilling campaign for exploration of tight gas. Shell Todd Oil Services (STOS), the field's operating company, has been forced to sit on its hands for several weeks waiting for an appeal period to lapse over the issuing of South...
New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd has announced a significant increase in the proved and probable (2P) reserves in the Kupe gas and oil field. The Operator, Origin Energy, has completed a detailed reserves review integrating petrophysical, fluid sample and well test information with full field static and...
New Zealand Energy has said that its Copper Moki-3 is producing approximately 242 barrels of oil per day and 135 thousand cubic feet of natural gas per day. Also, Copper Moki-1 and Copper Moki-2 continue to flow from natural reservoir pressure, with a total of more than 132,000 barrels of oil produced...
New Zealand's recent invitation to bid for exploration permits for 23 oil and gas blocks is likely to generate positive response from major global companies, David Robinson, chief executive officer of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand, told Dow Jones Newswire. The...