With flights grounded and cars off roads, this week has seen historic declines in the price of oil. While reduced […]
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New Zealand’s oil spill record scrutinised – In the News
More than our tons of oil have been spilt in New Zealand waters since the Rena oil spill in 2011, […]
Continue readingMedia focus on fracking following report
The release of a much-anticipated report into the oil and gas extraction technique ‘fracking’ has stimulated public discussion on the […]
Continue readingMarine resources in the media
The future of resources found on – or under – the seabed surrounding New Zealand has been the focus of […]
Continue readingReal-time ship data in Tauranga
Currently location information for ships in the Tauranga region is unavailable. We have contacted MarineTraffic.com, the host of the below […]
Continue readingRena: experts on oil dispersants and natural breakdown
UPDATE: Winds now pushing oil onto the Bay of Plenty coast could turn offshore on Thursday, forecasters say. State science […]
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Continue readingRena oil disaster looms
The grounding of the Rena container ship on the Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty poses a substantial environmental […]
Continue readingOil drilling and exploration in NZ’s deep waters
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Thurs 10 June, 11 am (NZT) Over past decades, the drive to discover large new petroleum reserves […]
Continue readingThe Press: Oil drilling deal off NZ ‘a bad joke’
John Hartevelt of The Press writes about the reactions to yesterday’s announcement that Brazilian oil company Petrobras was to be […]
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