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New Reefton gold exploration planned as mine construction begins

4 November 2004 - OceanaGold has approved a NZ$6.6 million budget for more exploration in the Reefton Goldfield on the South Island West Coast, the company said in its September quarter report.

Solid Energy and Toll sign 13 year agreement to rail more coal

2 November 2004 - Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd and rail operator Toll NZ Ltd have signed a 13-year heads of agreement for the transport of greater quantities of coal from the west coast of the South Island to the export port of Lyttleton.

OceanaGold find gold beyond second underground panel at Macraes

2 November 2004 - Step out drilling exploration beyond the existing large Frasers orebody at the Macraes gold mine has recorded significant and higher grade intercepts, OceanaGold says in its report for the September quarter.

Pike River coal mine access arrangement signed

1 November 2004 - A detailed access arrangement for the planned Pike River underground coking coal export mine north of Greymouth has been signed between the Pike River Coal Company Ltd and the Department of Conservation.

Methanol price rises to NZ$350 per tonne

29 October 2004 - World methanol prices have risen strongly in a tight market with average realized prices at US$245 (NZ$351) per tonne for the September quarter, Methanex Corporation reports.

Government releases revised draft replacement minerals programme for petroleum

29 October 2004 - The Associate Minister of Energy, the Hon Harry Duynhoven, today gave public notification of the revised Draft Replacement Minerals Programme for Petroleum.

Mine Your Own Data - Online Services coming soon for industry

29 October 2004 - Crown Minerals announces plans for new information systems and technical reporting requirements.

Technical data now downloadable from Crown Minerals website

29 October 2004 - Petroleum, minerals and coal technical data can now be downloaded from the Crown Minerals website through the online catalogue.

London-based gold explorer HPD awarded more permits

28 October 2004 - The London-based gold exploration company HPD New Zealand Ltd has recently acquired four more exploration permits and two propsecting permits with its focus remaining largely on the Otago and Southland prospects.

Origin Energy outlines Kupe Gas Project plans

28 October 2004 - Origin Energy, operator and major equity holder of the Kupe gas-condensate mining licence (PML 38146), has outlined proposed developments for the Kupe Gas Project.

Updated well tables show very high level of drilling in 2004

27 October 2004 - Twenty two oil and gas wells have been drilled in New Zealand so far in 2004 with another seven wells planned before the end of the year, updated Crown Minerals drilling tables show.

Pohokura contains mean reserves of 700 bcf gas, 42 mmbbls condensate

27 October 2004 - The work programme contained in the mining permit for the Pohokura gas-condensate field now being developed in the offshore Taranaki Basin, shown that the field contains 700 billion cubic feet of gas and 42.8 million barrels of condensate.

Maui pipeline to be open to non-Maui gas

27 October 2004 - The Maui pipeline is expected to be available to other gas industry users later this year following an agreement between the pipeline owner Maui Development Ltd (MDL) and gas transmission operator NGC Holdings Ltd.

Solid Energy obtains three more coal exploration permits

28 October 2004 - Coal producer Solid Energy has been awarded three more coal exploration permits in South Canterbury, Buller and the Waikato.

AGL to sell controlling NGC stake to NZ energy company Vector

21 October 2004 - The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) Ltd is to sell its 66.05% interest in the North Island’s major gas pipeline company NGC Holdings Ltd to Auckland-based energy networks company Vector Ltd.

NZ's Energy Future Improves With Award of Pohokura Mining Permit

8 October 2004 - Hon Harry Duynhoven, Associate Minister of Energy, today granted a mining permit for the Pohokura field, which he said was of enormous benefit to New Zealand's growing energy demands.

Solid Energy examines lignite-fired power project in Southland

6 October 2004 - A lignite-fired power station in Southland of up to 400MW output is being investigated by coal producer Solid Energy.

Possible coal-fired powerstation for the Buller

5 October 2004 - Solid Energy is investigating the feasibility of building a 150-250MW coal-fired power station near Westport.

Bridge finds gas, oil in deep Radnor-1 well in onshore Taranaki

30 September 2004 - Natural gas and oil has been discovered by the Radnor-1 well, in onshore Taranaki near Stratford, by Bridge Petroleum Ltd, a privately-owned New Zealand company.

AAPG Distinguished Lecture here in Wellington on 18 October 2004

30 September 2004 - Come and listen to Robert S Tye present his lecture on Alluvial Basin Filling Processes and Quantitative Determination of Channel and Channel-Belt Dimensions Using Cores and Logs.