Archive for May, 2011

Tui mine’s $16.2m clean-up

NZ’s most dangerous contaminated site at Tui Mine on Mt Te Aroha will benefit from a $16.2m clean-up fund, announced as an agreement between …

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Gas exploration: Strange tales on Sunday

Once again, the Sunday Star-Times has devoted substantial space not only to bagging NZ offshore oil and gas exploration, but also to doing so …

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Infratil books $55m from share in Z

Z, the petrol company formerly known as Shell NZ, improved earnings on a current cost basis by $20m in its first year under 50-50 …

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How much will energy sales net?

Meridian Energy offers the biggest return to the Govt in the proposed partial sale of energy assets to raise between $5bn and $7bn by …

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Four-year hedge on Tekapo output eases path for Meridian

It’s all systems go for ownership of the 185MW of installed generation at the Tekapo A and B hydro stations to switch from Meridian …

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‘Buying green’ a status symbol

A major complaint about being green has been the higher cost of environmentally friendly products. But new research is showing this is not necessarily …

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EDS hosts oil and gas exploration debate

Opposition to petroleum mining continues to gain currency, with the latest media scares relating to proposals to explore off Golden Bay and the sabotage …

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Solid’s results not shaken by quakes

Despite the catastrophic Christchurch earthquake in February, Solid Energy is reporting a strong uplift in sales and production in its latest quarterly report for …

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