More links and websites
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New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals provides a summary of petroleum resources in New Zealand.
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Puke Ariki – Taranaki stories – Kāpuni
This page from Puke Ariki, the Taranaki Museum, gives the history of the Kāpuni gas field.
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Synthetic fuel from Maui gas
An account of the history of the ‘Think Big’ movement and the decision to manufacture synthetic fuel from Maui gas.
More suggestions and sources
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Judd, Warren. ‘New Zealand’s search for oil.’ New Zealand Geographic 23 (1994): 20–43.
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Lambert, Ron. In crude state: a history of the Moturoa oilfield, New Plymouth. New Plymouth: Methanex New Zealand in association with the Taranaki Museum, 1995.
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Nightingale, Tony. Mobil: 100 years in New Zealand. Wellington: Mobil Oil New Zealand, 1996.