The Pohokura field is an oil and gas field located 4 km offshore of north Taranaki in New Zealand, in approximately 30 m of water. The field was discovered in 2000 by Fletcher Challenge and has total estimated reserves of 996 Bcf (1167 PJ) of gas and 59.4 mmbbls of condensate.[1][2]
The field has 6 offshore and 3 onshore wells, with the production station located on shore, adjacent to the Motunui methanol plant. The production station is unmanned, and is operated from a control room in New Plymouth. The first commercial production was in September 2006.
Pohokura was the largest gas producing field in New Zealand, producing 42% of total production.[1]
Pohokura is owned by Shell (48%), OMV (26%) and Todd Energy (26%), and is operated by Shell.[1]