Pohokura field
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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.
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.
Pohokura is owned by Shell (48%), OMV (26%) and Todd Energy
(26%), and is operated by Shell.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, 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.
The field has 6 offshore and 3 onshore wells, with the production station located on shore, adjacent to the Motunui
Motunui
Motunui is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, six kilometres east of Waitara....
methanol plant. The production station is unmanned, and is operated from a control room in New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
. The first commercial production was in September 2006.
Pohokura was the largest gas producing field in New Zealand, producing 42% of total production.
Pohokura is owned by Shell (48%), OMV (26%) and Todd Energy
Todd Energy
Todd Energy is a diversified energy company operating in New Zealand. Todd Energy employs over 200 people and is part of the Todd Corporation. Nova Energy is the retail division of Todd Energy- Electricity :...
(26%), and is operated by Shell.