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Unlocking New Zealand's 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New Zealand coal production up slightly in 2008

30 July 2009 - Coal production in New Zealand in 2008 was 4.9 million tonnes, up 1.5% from the previous year’s output of 4.8 million tonnes.

Pike’s first coal production begins; will fetch US$128 per tonne

30 July 2009 - Pike River Coal’s first coking coal now being mined from its new West Coast underground mine will be sold at a price of US$128 (about NZ$193) per tonne during the mine’s first production year to March 2010.

New National Core Store

29 June 2009 - Crown Minerals have now amalgamated the content of all the regional core stores (Paeroa, Dunedin and Christchurch) with the Wellington Petroleum core store into a new national storage facility in Featherston, Wairarapa.

Solid Energy Ohai mine to close at end of June

5 June 2009 - Solid Energy has confirmed it will close the company’s Ohai opencast mine in western Southland at the end of June 2009.

Pike River expects US$120 a tonne coking coal prices

22 May 2009 - Pike River Coal Ltd - soon to begin producing from its West Coast underground mine - expects prices for its premium coking coal to reach over US$120 per tonne for the next year.

Solid Energy starts Cypress extension at Stockton mine

4 May 2009 - Solid Energy is about to start preliminary works developing the Cypress extension of Stockton opencast coking coal mine in Buller.

Solid Energy to open up Kimihia opencast mine near Huntly East

27 April 2009 - Solid Energy intends to develop an opencast pit adjacent to the Huntly East underground mine over the next 6 to 12 months.

New look application forms available

Please note that several new application forms are now available.

Eastern to do more drilling for Takitimu coal mine expansion

27 March 2009 - Brisbane-based Eastern Corporation Ltd, which opened its Takitimu sub-bituminous coal mine at Nightcaps in western Southland last year, plans more drilling in 2009 to assist with the next stages of mine planning.

New Zealand Energy Quarterly - December 2008 -Issue 05

23 March 2009 - The New Zealand Energy Quarterly provides quarterly statistics and trend data on the supply of major fuel types, electricity generation and its associated greenhouse gas emissions, and liquid fuel prices.

New Stockton coal processing plant as export demand turns down

9 March 2009 - New Zealand’s largest coal exporter Solid Energy is to invest $100 million in a new coal processing plant at its Stockton opencast mine near Westport as the next step in a long-term investment programme designed to secure a further 20-year life for the mine.

Standards for Submitting Digital Data to Crown Minerals to be enforced from 1st April 2009

3 March 2009 - From 1st April 2009 Crown Minerals will no longer accept data submittals that fail to meet the requirements outlined in the Crown Minerals (Minerals and Coal) Regulations 2007.

New Stockton coal processing plant as export demand turns down

16 February 2009 - New Zealand’s largest coal exporter Solid Energy is to invest $100 million in a new coal processing plant at its Stockton opencast mine near Westport as the next step in a long-term investment programme designed to secure a further 20-year life for the mine.