PEPANZ says it is undemocratic and deeply unfair for the select committee considering changes to oil and gas legislation to have its consultation period slashed to just four weeks.

The Green Party does not support Labour Party Minister Woods allowing mining companies with existing offshore oil and gas exploration permits more time to consider if they will drill.

The government’s proposed ban on new offshore exploration looks likely to halt plans by Methanex for a $100 million-plus emissions reduction project at its Motunui plant

New Zealand Oil & Gas and its partners have started drilling the Kohatukai-1 exploration well south-east of New Plymouth

Megan Woods will this week introduce legislation to implement the ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration against the advice of MBIE, which says it will cost the Government $7.9 billion in lost revenue reports Newsroom's Thomas Coughlan.

The legislation gives effect to the decision taken by Woods in April to ban future offshore exploration "block offers".

Under the proposed legislation the Government will stop granting any new offshore exploration permits. It does not affect holders of existing offshore permits, but any future block offers will be limited to onshore exploration.

Woods’ decision was controversial and the revelation that it was made without widespread industry consultation was widely criticised as further damaging Labour’s relationship with the business community.

National Party leader Simon Bridges called the ban a "wrecking ball" for regional New Zealand.

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones allocated nearly $20 million in funding from the Provincial Growth Fund to Taranaki, but Bridges labelled the funding a "compensation package" which could not make up for the loss of high-paying oil and gas jobs. Rod Oram, writing for Newsroom Pro, cast doubt on some of the oil and gas industries claims about lost revenue and jobs.  read on . . . .

Favourable hydro and wind conditions in the second quarter of 2018 led to the highest proportion of renewable electricity generation for the quarter since 1981, according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Few organisations are equipped to respond to the challenge of reducing their emissions when the new Zero Carbon Bill becomes law, says a Carbon and Energy Management specialist who is helping the country’s largest organisations build capacity by training a new breed of managers for the changes ahead.

The World Energy Council is to facilitate an exclusive roundtable featuring international energy leaders at a premier event to be held in Wellington, New Zealand.

Energy leaders from around the world have Wellington in their sights with the announcement that New Zealand’s capital city will host the Asia Pacific energy sector’s premier event.

The plant will be built by Todd Generation, a branch of Todd Corporation, and is expected to bring power to more than 70,000 homes.