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Kōrero: Oil and gas

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - The need for oil and gas

Types of oils

Oil prices, 1946–2005

Oil prices, 1946–2005

Section of a well

Section of a well

Primary energy supply, 2003

Primary energy supply, 2003

Europa petrol station

Europa petrol station

Marsden Point oil refinery

Marsden Point oil refinery

Mai i te whārangi 2 - How oil and gas form

Porous sandstone

Porous sandstone

Sandstone

Ōhai opencast mine

Ōhai opencast mine

Seismic survey

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Oil and gas basins

Looking for oil and gas

Looking for oil and gas

Sedimentary basins

Sedimentary basins

Cross-section of the Taranaki Basin

Cross-section of the Taranaki Basin

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Early petroleum exploration, 1865–1960

Oil seep, Kōtuku

Oil seep, Kōtuku (1 o 2)

Kōtuku oilfield

Kōtuku oilfield (2 o 2)

Orepuki oil shale works

Orepuki oil shale works

Alpha well, Moturoa

Alpha well, Moturoa (1 o 2)

Moturoa oilfield

Moturoa oilfield (2 o 2)

First oil refinery

First oil refinery (1 o 3)

NZ motor spirit

NZ motor spirit (2 o 3)

Beam pump, 1957

Beam pump, 1957 (3 o 3)

Kāpuni 1 well

Mai i te whārangi 5 - The Māui gas field

Semi-submersible drilling rig

Semi-submersible drilling rig

The Māui B platform

The Māui B platform

Taranaki oil and gas fields, 2006

Taranaki oil and gas fields, 2006

Motunui synthetic petrol plant

Motunui synthetic petrol plant

CNG advertising

CNG advertising

Mai i te whārangi 6 - The amount of oil and gas found

Drill bit

Rimu-A1 well

Oil and gas production, 1970–2004

Oil and gas production, 1970–2004

Pohokura jack-up rig

Pohokura jack-up rig

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Roger Gregg and Carl Walrond, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/oil-and-gas/media (accessed 24 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Roger Gregg and Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006