Taranaki Regional Council is keenly aware of and understands the desire from the community to state a position on the TTR seabed mining application, says Chair Craig Williamson. “The Council is fully committed to its task of engaging with the process as maybe the region’s only ‘relevant local authority,’ which brings certain opportunities to input into and potentially influence the outcome that other councils and the public will not have,” Mr Williamson says. “Any formal position taken at this
New
Zealand. Oil and gas exploration and development has been on-going in the region for
nearly 150 years. Since the first well in 1865, over 600 exploration and production wells
have been drilled. While the majority of the basin is offshore, the majority of the
producing wells are onshore. The geology of the basin is derived from diverse episodes
of tectonic activity. The Cretaceous to Quaternary basin fill is up to 9,000 m thick in
places.
The modern era of exploration began in New
with their
consents.
Process description 1.2
Background 1.2.1
The Taranaki Basin occupies an area of approximately 100,000 square kilometres and
is the most explored and commercially successful hydrocarbon producing area in
New Zealand. Oil and gas exploration and development has been on-going in the
region for nearly 150 years. Since the first well in 1865, over 600 exploration and
production wells have been drilled. While the majority of the basin is offshore, the
majority of
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Greymouth Petroleum Ltd
Northern Sites
Monitoring Programme
Annual Report
2019-2020
Technical Report 2020-40
Taranaki Regional Council
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 2518399 (Word) STRATFORD
Document: 2593015 (Pdf) October 2020
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Greymouth Petroleum Ltd (GPL) …
A raft of recommendations have been made to help the incoming Taranaki Regional Council improve its decision-making processes and rebuild trust with iwi and the wider community. Council Chief Executive Steve Ruru has released his report following a review into the elected Council’s December 2024 decision not to lodge a submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill (the Bill) and not to have a debate on the matter. The Council Conduct Review Report concluded that decision-making
resource consent , a rule in a regional plan,
or by national regulations.
The Council determined that the application to discharge emissions to air associated
with the exploration activities at the Mangahewa-C wellsite fell within Rule 9 of the
Regional Air Quality Plan (RAQP).
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The standard/term/conditions associated with Rule 9 are as follows:
• Flare or incinerator point is at least 300 metres from any dwelling house;
• The discharge to air from the
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Todd Petroleum Mining Company Ltd
Kapuni Production Station
Monitoring Programme
Annual Report
2022-2023
Technical Report 2023-06
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Taranaki Regional Council
Private Bag 713
Stratford
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online)
Document: 3177600 (Word)
Document: 3218007 (Pdf)
February 2024
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Todd Petroleum Mining Company Ltd
Kapuni Production Station
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TWN Limited Partnership
Waihapa Production Station
Monitoring Programme
Annual Report
2017-2018
Technical Report 2018-43
Taranaki Regional Council
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 2106208 (Word) STRATFORD
Document: 2149830 (Pdf) February 2019
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TWN Limited Partnership
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Kea Oil and Gas Limited
Puka-1 wellsite Exploration Wellsite
Monitoring Programme Report
2012-2013
Technical Report 2013–97
ISSN: 0114-8184 (Print) Taranaki Regional Council
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 1334878 (Word) STRATFORD
Document: 1410873 (Pdf)
September 2014
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Executive summary
Kea Oil and Gas Limited established
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Cheal Petroleum Limited
Cheal-B Exploration Wellsite
Monitoring Programme Report
2011-2013
Technical Report 2013–110
ISSN: 0144-8184 (Print) Taranaki Regional Council
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 1344872 (Word) STRATFORD
Document: 1411324 (Pdf)
September 2014
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Cheal Petroleum