Oil drilling: DCC wants 'consensus on the facts'
Oil drilling: DCC wants 'consensus on the facts'
A better understanding is needed of the issues oil and gas exploration present for Dunedin, Mayor Dave Cull says.
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Tenders open; parties ramp up policies
Tenders open; parties ramp up policies
Political parties are rushing to begin their respective campaigns on deepwater oil and gas exploration around New Zealand as the latest round of offshore oil and gas block tenders opens on May 24.
Exploration consent move
Exploration consent move
Offshore oil and gas exploration consents will not need to be publicly notified, in another move by the Government to entice major oil companies to New Zealand's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Govt pushes ahead with oil exploration
Govt pushes ahead with oil exploration
The Government is pushing on with its programme of encouraging oil and gas exploration around New Zealand with the release yesterday of its second round to attract competing bids for exploration permits.
Gas drilling '50:50' call - Shell
Gas drilling '50:50' call - Shell
Oil and gas explorer Shell says its chances of undertaking a $200 million exploratory drilling programme in the Great South Basin are 50:50, with a decision expected within months.
Presentation on oil, gas exploration
Presentation on oil, gas exploration
Safety and potential economic benefits were back on the agenda when talk of oil and gas exploration resumed in Dunedin yesterday.
Positive response to oil exploration
Positive response to oil exploration
The man heading Shell New Zealand's Great South Basin gas exploration project has described a community engagement meeting in Invercargill on Tuesday as ''positive from all sides''.
Shell drilling decision likely next year
Shell drilling decision likely next year
Shell, which is 70% of the way through assessing its $80 million of data on Great South Basin gas prospects, will probably announce by mid-2013 if it will fund a southern deep-water drilling programme.
Eyes on southern plans
Eyes on southern plans
All eyes will be turning to deep-water oil exploration plans in the frontier Great South Basin and Canterbury Basin after Brazilian oil giant Petrobras yesterday shelved plans for up to $300 million worth of North Island exploration. There was a high-profile campaign by East Cape iwi Te Whanau a Apanui, Greenpeace and other groups last year against Petrobras' exploration of the Raukumara Basin.
Support for oil giant
Support for oil giant
Dunedin businesses, and several city councillors, are throwing their arms wide open to oil exploration giant Anadarko.
Lobbyist opposes public consents for oil exploration
Lobbyist opposes public consents for oil exploration
Publicly notified consents should not be required for offshore oil and gas exploration activities within New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), according to the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association.
Any benefit from oil strike years away
Any benefit from oil strike years away
Even if Anadarko strikes oil next year, it would be at least seven or eight years before there is any benefit for Dunedin, the company says.
Oil, gas tenders close in October
Oil, gas tenders close in October
Exploration for oil and gas off the coast of Otago and Southland is entering its next phase, with tenders closing in mid-October for onshore and offshore exploration blocks.
Govt, council to brief residents on plans
Govt, council to brief residents on plans
Northern Southland is being targeted as a potential oil and gas exploration area and the Government and Environment Southland are to brief Waimea Valley residents next week.
'Support' for oil drilling
'Support' for oil drilling
The company behind an oil-drilling operation on Stewart Island which has horrified some residents says the proposal was developed following an "extensive process of consultation" with the local community.
Commercial interest hastens seabed survey off Otago
Commercial interest hastens seabed survey off Otago
Commercial interest in the oil and natural gas resources lying off the coast of Otago has prompted Niwa to bring forward the first detailed survey of the Great Southern Basin seabed.
Govt's scant regard for danger
Govt's scant regard for danger
Government legislation on what is allowed in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone is seriously flawed and betrays the spirit of public consultation, writes Greenpeace's Nathan Argent.
Greens claim no consultation about offshore drilling
Greens claim no consultation about offshore drilling
Concern about deep-sea oil exploration off the Otago coast has been raised by the Green Party, which claims the Otago Regional Council, Dunedin City Council and the public have been left out of consultations.
OMV and Shell to begin Great South Basin survey
OMV and Shell to begin Great South Basin survey
Austrian oil giant OMV and its majority joint venture partner Shell New Zealand will begin their next seaborne seismic data acquisition programme in the Great South Basin this week, part of an overall $50 million programme.
Oil company puts drilling back a year
Oil company puts drilling back a year
Anadarko Petroleum Corp may have put off plans to drill for oil and gas off the coast of New Zealand, but it will still meet the Dunedin City Council next week.