29 Nov: 0755 | New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals has today initiated consultation with iwi and hapū on the proposed Block Offer 2018 release area for petroleum exploration permits.
A major potential investment into hydrogen technology in Taranaki shows the need for a re-think on oil and gas exploration, says the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ).
No other country appears to be following New Zealand’s ‘leadership’ in abandoning natural gas exploration, according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook for 2018.
The ‘Energy Voices’ public campaign will keep running to give voice to serious concerns over the end to new offshore oil and gas exploration permits, says the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ).
24 Oct: 0823 |New Zealand and Japan are working together to transition away from a reliance on fossil fuels with the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation on hydrogen, says Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods.
02 Oct: 07:53 | A new public campaign Energy Voices has been launched today giving voice to public concerns over the end to new oil and gas exploration permits.
01 Oct: 12:36 | Commercial-scale solar is a renewable energy option the country should be making more of, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority says.
27 Sep - 15:12 | Greymouth Petroleum, the second-largest New Zealand-based oil and gas producer, has started court action challenging the government’s plan to ban the offering of new offshore exploration permits
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