Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 3:50 pm
A flurry of revelations in the past month show the oil
and gas ban is unfolding exactly as officials predicted,
National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara
Kuriger says.
Energy and Resources Minister Megan
Woods told Parliament today that since the oil and gas ban
in 2018, 88,000 square kilometres of exploration permits
have been relinquished, and she has asked for reports on
whether New Zealand will soon need to import
LNG.
“All of this could have been predicted when the
Government rocked the energy sector’s confidence by
banning new oil and gas exploration,” Ms Kuriger
says.
In relinquishing its Toroa and Clipper permits,
Press Release – New Zealand National Party A flurry of revelations in the past month show the oil and gas ban is unfolding exactly as officials predicted, Nationals Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods told Parliament today that …
A flurry of revelations in the past month show the oil and gas ban is unfolding exactly as officials predicted, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says.
Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods told Parliament today that since the oil and gas ban in 2018, 88,000 square kilometres of exploration permits have been relinquished, and she has asked for reports on whether New Zealand will soon need to import LNG.
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Tiwai Point.
Photo: Graham Dainty 2012
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson has written to Rio Tinto to say the government has suspended talks with the company until it commits to a high standard of remediation ahead of the Bluff plant shutting down in 2024.
Rio Tinto has previously told RNZ it would conduct a study of how to close Tiwai Point in a responsible manner, with input from independent scientists.
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