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oil exploration

No new offshore oil exploration permits – In the News

No new offshore oil exploration permits – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 12 April 201813 February 2019

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this morning that the Government would not hand out any new offshore oil and gas […]

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Deep sea oil spill projections – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 October 201328 March 2016

How widespread an impact would the failure of a deep sea oil well in New Zealand waters have on coastlines […]

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Impacts of hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 August 201120 March 2012

Hydraulic fracturing — a technology commonly known as “fraccing” or “fracking” — widely used in the oil and gas industry […]

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Newsletter Digest: Space capsule landing, oil drilling, and Fieldays

Blog  |  Published: 11 June 2010

Aussie-bound space capsule due Scientists in the desolate South Australian outback are preparing for the touch down of a Japanese […]

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Oil drilling and exploration in NZ’s deep waters

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 04 June 201010 June 2010

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Thurs 10 June, 11 am (NZT) Over past decades, the drive to discover large new petroleum reserves […]

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The Press: Oil drilling deal off NZ ‘a bad joke’

In the News  |  Published: 02 June 201002 June 2010

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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TNVZ/One News: Brazil giant to explore NZ oil

In the News  |  Published: 02 June 2010

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has been granted the right to look for for oil drilling spots in the Raukumara Basin, […]

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