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New Zealand had one oil refinery, the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, but its refining capability was closed in 2021 and is now an import only facility. The major industry body is the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand. There are 2,600 kilometres of high-pressure natural gas transmission pipelines in the North Island. [5]
The Australian Gas Light (AGL) sold NGC to Vector Limited in 2004 and 2005. The company was again sold in 2016 to First State Funds, being renamed First Gas during the acquisition. [4] In 2016, First Gas purchased the Maui natural gas pipeline from Maui Development for $335 million. This is the main gas transmission pipeline in New Zealand.
Maui gas field production Maui gross gas production, 1999-2014. The Maui natural gas field is the largest gas, natural gas condensate and oil field in New Zealand, producing nearly three-quarters of the country's hydrocarbons, as well as providing energy for electricity generation. It is located in the Tasman Sea, 35 km off the coast of ...
Natural gas-fired power stations in New Zealand (9 P) Pages in category "Natural gas in New Zealand" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Previous to the substitution of coal, Huntly used gas from the fields to power the generation of the main units as well, but these were switched in the 1990s because of dwindling resources. [6] Natural gas to power units 5 and 6 comes from several gas fields in Taranaki. The gas is transmitted along the 307 km, 750 mm diameter Maui gas pipeline ...
Pages in category "Natural gas-fired power stations in New Zealand" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 2021, New Zealand's Total Energy Supply (TES) amounted to 829.3 petajoules (PJ), marking an 11% increase compared to 2011. The energy supply composition highlighted a diverse range of sources, with renewables being the largest contributor at approximately 42%, followed by oil at 34%, natural gas at 17%, and coal contributing about 7%.
New Zealand gas production by field 2010. The Pohokura field is an oil and gas field located 4 km offshore of north Taranaki in New Zealand, in approximately 30 m of water.. The field was discovered in 2000 by Fletcher Challenge and has ultimate recoverable reserves (1P) of 1,227 billion cubic feet (34.7 billion cubic metres) or 1435 PJ of gas and 61 million barrels (9.7 million cubic metres ...