Story: Oil and gas
Page 8. All images & media
From page 1 - The need for oil and gas
From page 2 - How oil and gas form
From page 3 - Oil and gas basins
From page 4 - Early petroleum exploration, 1865–1960
From page 5 - The Māui gas field
From page 6 - The amount of oil and gas found
How to cite this page
Roger Gregg and Carl Walrond, Oil and gas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/11792/media (accessed 9 June 2026).
Story by Roger Gregg and Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2009.