/cms daily 1 2008-02-04T08:13:40Z http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/Unlocking-New-Zealands-Petroleum-Potential 18 November 2009 - Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced the Government’s Action Plan for unlocking and maximising New Zealand’s petroleum potential, with a specific focus on exploration of New Zealand’s offshore deepwater basins. No publisher Media release Petroleum Coal News Minerals 2009-11-17T22:11:47Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/offshore-northland-supplementary-data-now-available 10 November 2009 - A supplementary data pack is now available for the Northland Block Offer. The data was acquired in March 2009 by CGGVeritas as part of a seismic survey over the Reinga Basin, which is contiguous to the Northland Basin. No publisher News Petroleum 2009-11-11T01:10:09Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/solid-energy-says-firming-in-coking-coal-prices-will-be-positive 6 November 2009 - A firming in coal prices in recent months will be positive for Solid Energy, the energy producer’s chairman John Palmer told the company’s annual meeting in Wellington. No publisher Coal News 2009-11-06T01:19:03Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/eastern-looks-to-further-expand-takitimu-coal-mine-as-demand-grows 6 November 2009 - Brisbane-based coal company Eastern Corporation Ltd expects to continue increasing output from its sub-bituminous Takitimu open cut mine in the Ohai/Nightcaps area of western Southland. No publisher Coal News 2009-11-06T01:18:56Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/maari-now-a-100-million-barrel-oil-field-with-additional-wells 4 November 2009 - The Maari oil field and its adjacent Manaia field in offshore Taranaki has been confirmed as containing over 100 million barrels of recoverable oil. No publisher News Petroleum 2009-11-17T22:06:24Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/kupe-project-construction-completed-and-commissioning-begins 3 November 2009 - Construction has been completed for the Kupe gas condensate project’s onshore production station in south Taranaki and commissioning of the system is now beginning using pipeline gas. No publisher News Petroleum 2009-11-06T01:16:02Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/cue-energy-lists-on-new-zealand-stock-exchange 3 November 2009 - Melbourne-based oil and gas company Cue Energy Resources Ltd, 27% owned by Todd Energy, has publically listed on the NZX New Zealand share market following up the success of the Maari oil field. No publisher News Petroleum 2009-11-06T01:18:33Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/comet-ridge-plans-aerial-geophysics-over-buller-waikato-permits 3 November 2009 - Brisbane-based coal seam gas explorer Comet Ridge is to conduct regional aeromagnetic surveys in its Buller and Waikato permits in late 2009 specifically designed to high-grade the most prospective areas for coal seam gas deposits. No publisher News Petroleum 2009-11-06T01:16:37Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/offshore-oil-and-gas-exploration-season-starts-1 2 November 2009 - Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced the MV Bergen Resolution has been contracted by Crown Minerals for an offshore seismic survey this summer. No publisher News Petroleum Media release 2009-11-06T01:18:23Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/l-m-csg-books-173-pj-of-coal-seam-gas-at-ohai Privately held energy company, L&M Coal Seam Gas Ltd has booked an initial resource of 173 petajoules (PJ) at its Ohai permit in western Southland - the country’s first independently verified coal seam gas resource. No publisher 2009-10-29T20:56:41Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/westech-and-nzog-ready-to-drilling-albacore-1-well 27 October 2009 - Westech Energy expects to begin drilling its Albacore-1 offshore north Taranaki well in November with New Zealand Oil & Gas as a 40% partner. No publisher News Petroleum 2009-10-28T03:05:59Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/awe-granted-new-permit-immediately-north-of-new-plymouth 16 October 2009 - Australian Worldwide Exploration has been granted a new Taranaki permit, PEP 51558, which lies close offshore from New Plymouth city. No publisher News Petroleum 2009-10-22T03:13:12Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/kea-awarded-onshore-northland-permit-around-kaipara-harbour-1 16 October 2009 - Private New Zealand company Kea Petroleum Ltd has been awarded an exploration permit over an area surrounding Kaipara Harbour just north of Auckland. No publisher News Petroleum 2009-10-22T03:17:06Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/new-joint-ventures-at-rise-shine-and-ophir-gold-prospects-1 12 October 2009 - Two Central Otago gold prospects, Rise & Shine and Ophir, containing both hard rock reefs and native gold in gravels are now subject of new joint venture arrangements and exploration. No publisher News Minerals 2009-10-15T01:57:04Z News Item http://www.crownminerals.govt.nz/cms/news/2009/new-joint-ventures-at-rise-shine-and-ophir-gold-prospects 12 October 2009 - Two Central Otago gold prospects, Rise & Shine and Ophir, containing both hard rock reefs and native gold in gravels are now subject of new joint venture arrangements and exploration. No publisher News Minerals 2009-10-28T03:03:36Z News Item