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This month will mark the fifth anniversary of the Pike River mining tragedy. The tragedy changed the mining health and safety landscape in New Zealand forever. 29 men lost their lives and it can’t be allowed to happen again.
Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges has opened consultation on the proposed Petroleum Block Offer 2016.
The application form for bids for Block Offer 2015 is now available.
Reservations of Land from prospecting for metallic minerals have been put in place over parts of Nelson, Marlborough, Otago and Southland.
The existing mineral reservation over the Kermadec and Colville Arcs will be extended until 2017.
Over the last few months the regulation of the petroleum and minerals sector has been a subject of some debate. Attention has been on the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), and what recent marine consent decisions mean for the fledgling seabed mining industry.
The first phase of New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals' (NZP&M) new Online Permitting System has been launched today.
Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges has opened the Block Offer 2015 tender for petroleum exploration permits.
Minister of Energy and Resources Simon Bridges has announced industry nominations for Block Offer 2016 are open.
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) aims to attract operators to grow our economy. Success for these companies means success for New Zealand.