Exploration: More Wells At Kauri Field
Aust-based Origin Energy has drilled and completed 3 wells to exploit shallow Manutahi oil reservoirs and lift production from the Kauri field onshore in …
Archive for August, 2010
Generation: Asset Allocation Process Dragging On
The asset swap process between Meridian and Genesis is reported to be dragging on. The electricity reforms announced last December require Meridian to make …
Electricity Generation: Contact Energy Looks To New Era Of Profitability
After a torrid few years, Contact Energy is on the cusp of reinventing itself, and is again well-placed as the smart user of natural …
Coal: Massive Upgrade For Bathurst’s Buller Coal Resource
Bathurst Resources’ Buller Coal Project was already looking enough of a goer with an estimated 7.3m tonnes of high quality coking and thermal coals. …
Exploration: Disappointing Exploration Season Emerging
With the wildcat well at Tuatara-1 near D’Urville Island being plugged and abandoned by operator AWE this week, the much-talked up season of drilling …
Gas Sector: Gas Industry Council Threatens To Step In On Auckland gas Transmission Rights
A regulated solution is looming for access to Vector’s Auckland gas transmission network, with the potential loss of legacy contract rights for major gas …
Consents: Biggest Shake-Up For Local Govt Since Elwood?
Reports from TAGs on infrastructure and urban design landed on Ministers’ desks in the last fortnight, upping the ante for some big calls on …
Legislation: RMA Phase Two Update
Environment Minister Nick Smith laid out the agenda for “Phase 2″ reforms of the RMA in a speech last March which enumerated no fewer …
Water: Water Reforms To Stretch Beyond 2011 Election: Smith
Environment Minister Nick Smith has told NZ Energy and Environment Business Week the task of reforming national freshwater management policy will inevitably extend into …
Exploration: Heritage Gold Looks To Cobalt FLoat And New Talisman Partner
Heritage Gold expects to list a new cobalt mining operation in outback NSW before the end of the year, and will be looking to …
Mining: Brownlee’s Silk Purse
Overlooked in the coverage of Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee’s defeat on mineral exploration in conservation lands protected by Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals …
Wind: Genesis Proposes Whopper Wind Farm At Castle Hill
Genesis Energy is to seek resource consents to instal up to 600MW of new wind capacity at its northern Wairarapa site, Castle Hill, an …
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