NZ Gas Sector: Tax Breaks Needed To Encourage Exploration For Gas-Only
• Oil and gas at centre of agenda
• “Special fiscal terms” for gas proposed
• NZ royalties already competitive
Improving the economics of NZ gas developments …
Archive for November, 2009
NZ Emissions Trading: Emissions Trading Scheme Bill Set For Rough Ride Through Parliament
• Further amendments to come
• Treasury miscalculates ETS costs
• Opposition flays flawed process
Parliament faces one of the more shambolic legislative processes between now and …
NZ Post Control: It’s Time To Get Real About 1080 – It Works
The protest movement against the use of 1080 poison to control exotic predators held a national day of action on Sunday. It gained little …
NZ Wind Energy: Hayes Decision Raises The Bar For Wind farms
Wind farm proposals will have to include far more consideration of pure aesthetics, major landscapes, and commerciality if the standards set by the Project …
NZ Electricity Distribution: Big Transmission Charge Increases On The Way
Transpower is projecting double digit annual increases in transmission charges as upgrades to the HVDC link across Cook Strait, the new line through the …
NZ Infrastructure Planning: Further Resource Consent Knock Backs For Meridian
If it wasn’t bad enough having Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee blurting his personal opposition to its Mokihinui hydro scheme proposal, Meridian Energy ended another …
Electricity Supply Risks: Auckland Power Outage Should Never Have Happened
• Risk known and “managed”
• Risks included fatality
• Similar sites right through the country
The complacent state of NZ’s approach to health and safety …
NZ Power Transmission: Big Contract To Reinforce DC Interisland Link
Siemens has won the principal contract for the construction of Pole Three of the high-voltage direct current interisland link for state-owned grid operator Transpower. …
NZ Resources Exploration: NZOG Evaluating Projects Fit For Its War-Chest
NZ Oil & Gas is evaluating a number of new potential ventures, having found little evidence of “fire sale” opportunities during the global credit …
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