http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Oil & Gas headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:13 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=273 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10631457&ref=rss Oil fell to below US$82 yesterday on expectations for Opec to keep pumping above quotas in the second quarter, pulling prices down from eight-week highs. US crude for April slid 45c to US$81.64. newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:20:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10631269&ref=rss While pulling out of recession is a good thing, it also has its problems. Increased demand for oil from China coupled with a global shortage of oil refineries has sent petrol prices to a 16-month high.Motorists were hit by increases... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10631155&ref=rss Shell and Mobil have increased their petrol and diesel prices by 3 cents per litre this afternoon, bringing the price of fuel to its highest level in 18 months.Both companies reviewed their prices after BP and Caltex hiked the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:03:42 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10631085&ref=rss Petrol prices are at their highest in 18 months after BP and Caltex hiked prices by 5 cents a litre - the second price rise in a week.The rise put the price of 91 unleaded up to 182.9cDiesel prices also went up 3 cents a litre,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:28 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10630971&ref=rss Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina's A$3.3 billion ($4.7 billion) bid for Arrow Energy may spur more takeovers of Australian producers of coal-bed gas, a growing source of supply for Asian energy importers.Eastern Star Gas, a coal-seam... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10630903&ref=rss New Zealand's first biodiesel station has opened in Queenstown.The Queenstown Lakes Biodiesel Consortium will supply B20 blended biodiesel -- 20 per cent biodiesel and 80 per cent standard diesel -- to commercial vehicles.The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:29:36 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10630770&ref=rss Production from the Maari oil field has pushed Cue Energy's half-year profit to A$8.4 million ($12 million), an increase of 150 per cent from the previous corresponding period.Revenue increased 72 per cent to A$30.9 million in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10630425&ref=rss Consumers will be hit by higher power prices this winter. Genesis and Mercury Energy price hikes will see the average family of four pay between $13 and $20 a month more.The announcement came as New Zealand's four main petrol... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10630271&ref=rss The four major petrol companies have raised prices 5c a litre this week. A Caltex spokeswoman says the increase is partly due to the lower NZ dollar, but "mostly because of what is happening in the prices of fuel in the Singapore... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/oil-gas/news/article.cfm?c_id=273&objectid=10629941&ref=rss Seismic and satellite data show that the Reinga Basin, off the northwest coast of the North Island, is one of the most promising frontier basins in New Zealand, GNS Science says.Analysis shows the basin contains potentially oil-bearing... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200