New Zealand said on Monday it would pass laws by the end of this year to reverse a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, and take urgent steps to remove regulatory hurdles to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) amid energy shortages.
This week’s announcement of the government’s plans to reopen New Zealand’s territorial waters to oil drilling comes as no surprise. All three coalition parties campaigned on reversing the 2018 ban on offshore oil exploration.
New Zealand proposed a ban on oil and gas exploration back in 2018.
This week, the coalition government said it would introduce a bill in Parliament in the second half of 2024 to remove the ban on petroleum exploration beyond onshore Taranaki.
The removal of the ban is aimed at dealing with the energy security challenges posed by rapidly declining natural gas reserves.
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ADELAIDE, Australia — The Valaris 107 jackup rig has completed drilling the Kupe South 9 development in the Taranaki Basin offshore New Zealand, Beach Energy said in its latest results statement.