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Contact now has 5.6 PJ of gas stored underground at Ahuroa

30 September 2009 - Contact Energy has now injected 5.6 petajoules (PJ) of gas into its Ahuroa underground gas storage facility in onshore Taranaki since it began storing the gas in December 2008.

Maari partners switch to begin drilling M2A production well

28 September 2009 - The Maari oilfield expansion drill plan has been switched to commence drilling of the M2A production well into the sands that lie approximately 50 m above the now-flowing Moki reservoir in the offshore Taranaki field.

Solid Energy and Ravensdown plan Southland lignite-to-fertiliser plant

28 September 2009 - Plans for a $1.5 billion coal-to-fertiliser plant in Eastern Southland based on the area’s huge lignite resources have been announced by energy producer Solid Energy and agricultural fertiliser supplier Ravensdown.

Todd drilling three Mangahewa gas wells as part of $100m campaign

28 September 2009 - Todd Energy, the leading NZ-owned oil and gas producer, spudded the onshore Mangahewa 4 well on 1 August, which is the first of a three well campaign in its 100% owned Mangahewa gas condensate field.

New Stockton mining alliance between Downer and Solid Energy

28 September 2009 - Solid Energy and mining operator Downer EDI Mining NZ have agreed to a joint mining alliance agreement for New Zealand’s largest export coking coal mine at Stockton, near Westport.

Solid Energy to investigate briquetting of lignite at Mataura

25 September 2009 - Solid Energy is investigating building a lignite briquetting plant at Mataura as the next step in developing its large-scale lignite resources in eastern Southland.

L&M Petroleum looking at combining with L&M CSG

25 September 2009 - Stock exchange-listed L&M Petroleum Ltd is looking at acquiring all or part of associated private company L&M Coal Seam Gas Ltd – the largest individual CSG permit holder in New Zealand.

Todd awarded large permit west and south of Maari oil field

28 September 2009 - Todd Exploration Ltd has been awarded a new 100% owned offshore exploration permit, PEP 51313, located to the west and south of the Maari oil field in offshore south Taranaki Basin.

Frasers underground gold mine ‘unsung success’

14 September 2009 - The Frasers underground mine at Macraes gold mine in east Otago is an unsung success story in the New Zealand mining scene, two of the people involved with the mine, Cam Wylie and Anthony Jones, told the AusIMM minerals conference in Queenstown.

Aggregates industry developing quarry planning guidelines

14 September 2009 - The aggregate industry is developing national planning for how new and existing quarries are going to be consented in future, the president of the Aggregate and Quarry Association, James Boyce says.

Maari output near 40,000 bbls a day as Manaia-1 extension hits oil

11 September 2009 - Production of crude oil from the offshore Maari oil field has reached close to 40,000 barrels a day, substantially above the expected production capacity.

Taranaki methanol production up 63% in first half of 2009

11 September 2009 - Downstream use of natural gas for methanol increased substantially in the first half of 2009 with Methanex using its restarted Motunui plant for its first full half year to the end of June 2009.

Contact’s gas prices for power generation rise 25% in past year

10 September 2009 - Contact Energy’s gas costs per unit for power generation increased by 25% in the year to 30 June 2009, the company said in its report for the year.

L&M Petroleum finds 7 m of coal with high gas potential at Mt Linton-2

10 September 2006 - L&M Petroleum has encountered 6.8 metres of Beaumont Formation coal in its Mt Linton-2 coal seam gas well in western Southland just west of Ohai.

Indications of gold deeper on margins of Waihi gold system

4 September 2009 - Prospective gold targets in the near-mine areas of the Waihi district may be located deeper on the edges of the fossil geothermal system, Newmont Waihi Gold’s project geologist for near mine exploration, Jackie Hobbins says.

More oil in extended Maari field, partners say

31 August 2009 - The two additional Maari oil field reservoirs now being targeted in offshore south Taranaki are together expected to contain a mean oil-in-place volume of approximately 101 million barrels, Cue Energy Resources says.

Shell investing to make most of Maui’s late field life

30 August 2009 - Production from the Maui gas field may end in five to 10 years, Rob Jager country chair of Shell New Zealand said in an interview following the official end of the 30-year Maui gas sales contract.

NZ’s record oil export earnings third behind dairying and meat

18 August 2009 - New Zealand’s oil export earnings reached a record high level in 2008 climbing to third behind only dairying and meat exports.

NZ exploration spending grows

17 August 2009 - Oil and gas exploration activity grew in New Zealand in 2008 with exploration spending the highest in at least a decade with more wells being drilled offshore than onshore.

Eastern plans Buller and Ohai exploration growth; boosts coal output

10 August 2009 - Brisbane-based coal miner Eastern Corporation Ltd says it is planning further exploration of its Buller coal prospects and is looking at further developments in its Ohai and Orepuki prospects in Western Southland.