New Zealand takes step toward oil and gas offerings
Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Sep 3, 2015 - The New Zealand government is consulting with local communities as a first step toward awarding oil and gas exploration permits, the energy minister said. "Successive block offers have shown that operators are looking for long-term opportunities in a mix of mature and frontier acreage, which New Zealand has to offer," New Zealand Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges said in a sta ... more

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