Youth: Coal Mining Call Selling New Zealanders Short

Press Release – Generation Zero

Youth climate change organisation Generation Zero has slammed the Government’s decision to grant Australian coal-mining company Bathurst Resources land-access for coal mining on the Denniston Plateau. Read more »

New Crown Minerals Regime comes into force

Press Release – NZ Petroleum and Minerals

The amended Crown Minerals Act regime is designed to: – encourage the development of Crown-owned oil, gas and mineral resources – streamline the regime where appropriate and make it better able to deal with future developments – ensure there is better … Read more »

Greymouth Petroleum shucks off disaffected shareholder

Article – BusinessDesk

May 24 (BusinessDesk) – Minnow oil and gas player Greymouth Petroleum is preparing to welcome a new 14 percent shareholder on its share register after winning a High Court action brought by the company’s former chief operating officer, John Sturgess. Read more »

NZ Has No Capacity to Deal with Deep Sea Oil Drilling Leak

Press Release – Green Party

The Government is expanding its risky deep sea drilling programme despite knowing that New Zealand does not have equipment to deal with a subsea leak, according to papers released to the Green Party under the Official Information Act. Read more »

CEO of NZOG shared his experiences over breakfast

Press Release – The Breakfast Club

Andrew Knight, CEO of New Zealand Oil and Gas shared the experiences of his journey full of challenges and opportunities that led him to where he is today CEO at the age of 43 – with the AUT Breakfast Club yesterday. Read more »

TrustPower pays $13.7 mln for Energy Direct NZ

Article – BusinessDesk

May 15 (BusinessDesk) – TrustPower, the electricity generator and retailer controlled by Infratil, will pay $13.7 million for the assets of Wanganui council owned Energy Direct New Zealand, allowing it to add customers near its electricity plants. Read more »

Next partial privatisation in October, says Key

Article – Businesswire

May 13 (BusinessDesk) – Prime Minister John Key has all but confirmed that Meridian Energy will be the next state-owned enterprise to be partially privatised, with a float of up to 49 percent of the government’s single most valuable electricity asset … Read more »

CO2 Hits 400 ppm – Time for NZ to Rise to Challenge

Press Release – Generation Zero

As the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit the symbolic milestone of 400 parts per million (ppm), youth climate change organisation Generation Zero says it is time for New Zealand to rise to the challenge of building a zero … Read more »

Oil and Environment Expert Visits NZ

Press Release – EnergyNZ

American geologist and energy expert Mark Myers is attending ENEX, New Zealands oil and gas event next month, to share his expertise in handling the commercial, political and social challenges of exploration in environmentally sensitive regions. Read more »

Toxic Mining and Deep Sea Oil Exploration Off Northland

Press Release – Te Wakameninga o nga hapu Ngapuhi

Today te Wakameninga o nga hapu Ngpuhi and Forest and Bird say the Government are offering the worst options for Northlands future with a large dollop of spin. Representatives reacting to the opening of tenders for deep sea oil off Northlands … Read more »

CORRECT: Z Energy sales slide on margin push, earnings up

Article – BusinessDesk

(corrects pars 6 and 7, where guidance figures in original were wrongly interpreted as being forward-looking) Read more »

Cyber planning course for key NZ infrastructure orgs

Press Release – National Cyber Security Centre

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), with the CERT Program of Carnegie Mellon Universitys Software Engineering Institute (SEI), is offering spaces on a one day course for Government departments and critical infrastructure operators on how … Read more »

Business Upheaval Inevitable As Fossil Fuel Era Ends

Press Release – Centre for Sustainable Practice

The latest report warning that fossil fuel companies are running towards a financial cliff edge has prompted a call to New Zealand businesses to focus on the future and shock proof their business. Read more »

The Advantage NZ: 2013 Petroleum Conference has concluded

Press Release – The Orange Group

Delivered by Orange Exchange, the conference attracted worldwide interest with attendance of international delegates at 20%. Read more »

EDS Unsure New Rules Will Keep Oil Cowboys Out

Press Release – Environmental Defence Society

The Environmental Defence Society has expressed doubt at comments by Prime Minister John Key at an oil and gas conference this week that he is confident new environmental rules will keep cowboy operators out of New Zealand waters. Read more »

Taranaki Maori knock back onshore oil exploration acreage

Article – BusinessDesk

April 29 (BusinessDesk) – The government is courting controversy with Northland iwi over deep-sea drilling in new acreage being offered for oil and gas explorers in the 2013 block offer announced at the AdvantageNZ petroleum conference in Auckland. Read more »

Iwi & Council Consultation Key Part of Petroleum Block Offer

Press Release – MBIE

The areas to be included in the petroleum Block Offer 2013 permitting round have been announced to the Advantage NZ: 2013 Petroleum Conference in Auckland today. Read more »

Govt exposing Auckland to the dangers of deep sea drilling

Press Release – Green Party

The Government is putting Aucklands popular and pristine west coast beaches at risk of an oil spill from dangerous deep sea drilling, the Green Party said today. The upper West coast of the North Island is postcard New Zealand. Read more »

Speech to Advantage NZ: 2013 Petroleum Conference

Speech – New Zealand Government

Its a great pleasure to be speaking at this very important event for the New Zealand oil and gas industry. As I said in my opening address last night, its wonderful to see so many people here, particularly our international guests. Welcome. Read more »

Oil and gas exploration tender announced

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges today announced details of the Governments second round to attract competing bids for oil and gas exploration permits. Speaking at the Advantage NZ: 2013 Petroleum Conference, Mr Bridges said Block Offer 2013 … Read more »

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