Kapuni

Kapuni is a small hydrocarbons field and drilling site in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located within a dairy farming area in Taranaki, 85 km (53 mi) south of New Plymouth.

It is the second largest onshore gas/condensate field in New Zealand after the Maui gas field off the Taranaki coast.^[1]

Economically viable quantities of oil and gas were discovered in 1959^[2] by a Royal Dutch/Shell-British Petroleum-Todd consortium, and full production began in 1969.

The site has 13 wells which surround a central production station.

See also

• Energy in New Zealand
• Oil and gas industry in New Zealand
• Kapuni Branch

External links

• Crown Minerals Kapuni page
• Shell-Todd Kapuni page

Coordinates: 39°28′36″S 174°10′21″E / 39.47667°S 174.17250°E / -39.47667; 174.17250

References

1. ↑ "Kapuni". Shell Todd Oil. 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012. 
2. ↑ Lambert, Ron (26 November 2010). "Taranaki region - Energy and ironsands". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 May 2012.