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The Pohokura field is an oil and gas field located 4 km offshore of north
Todd Energy website
Shell Todd Oil Pohokura website
{{Oceanic features of Zealandia, state=collapsed Zealandia Geography of Taranaki Geography of the New Zealand seabed Oil fields of New Zealand Natural gas fields in New Zealand Buildings and structures in Taranaki
The Pohokura field is an oil and gas field located 4 km offshore of north Taranaki
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...
in New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
, in approximately 30 m of water. The field was discovered in 2000 by Fletcher Challenge and has ultimate recoverable reserves (1P) of or 1435 PJ of gas and of oil and condensate.
The field has 6 offshore and 3 onshore wells, with the production station located on shore, adjacent to the Motunui
Motunui (''large island'' in Māori, from ''Motu Nui'') is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, six kilometres east of Waitara.
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methanol plant. The production station is unmanned, and is operated from a control room in New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...
. The first commercial production was in September 2006.
In 2009, Pohokura was the largest gas-producing field in New Zealand, producing 42% of total production.
Pohokura is owned by OMV
OMV (formerly abbreviation for Österreichische Mineralölverwaltung Aktiengesellschaft ('' en, Austrian Mineral Oil Administration Stock Company'')) is an Austrian multinational integrated oil, gas and petrochemical company which is headquart ...
(74%) and Todd Energy
The Todd Corporation is a large private New Zealand company with a value of $4.3 billion, owned and controlled by the Todd family and headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand. The corporation is currently led by chairman of the board, Henry Tait ...
(26%), and is operated by OMV.
See also
*Energy in New Zealand
Despite abundant natural resources and a relatively small population, New Zealand is a net importer of energy, in the form of petroleum products. The ratio of non-renewable and renewable energy sources was fairly consistent from 1975 to 2008, w ...
* Oil and gas industry in New Zealand
The oil and gas industry in New Zealand explores and develops oil and gas fields, and produces and distributes petroleum products and natural gas.
In 2018, New Zealand's self-sufficiency in oil (mmbls production divided by consumption) was 17%, i ...
References
External links
Todd Energy website
Shell Todd Oil Pohokura website
{{Oceanic features of Zealandia, state=collapsed Zealandia Geography of Taranaki Geography of the New Zealand seabed Oil fields of New Zealand Natural gas fields in New Zealand Buildings and structures in Taranaki