Energy

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What if there was no oil or gas in Taranaki? What difference would it make to the economy and to our energy choices?

To date, New Zealand's only production area is the Taranaki Basin, where more than 400 on- and off-shore exploration and production wells have been drilled since 1950. Production comes from about 20 fields. By 2009, about 400 million barrels of oil and 5,500 billion cubic feet of gas had been produced. The remaining reserves, those with a 50 percent chance of being realised, are estimated to be 171 million barrels of oil and 1,917 billion cubic feet of gas.

What happens when these reserves run out? What would Taranaki have to do to retain its title as New Zealand's energy capital? Could cow dung or human waste be the answer? Share your ideas on fuelling our future...

What do you think? Please have your say under one of the questions below, or comment on what someone else has written.

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What do you think will be the main energy source for the future?

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by Pukeariki Administrator 3 Dec 2010, 6:10am | 442 views

If you had easy access to any energy source, which would you use to power your home?

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by Pukeariki Administrator 3 Dec 2010, 6:10am | 754 views

What if the government proposed nuclear power as a fuel for the future?

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by Pukeariki Administrator 3 Dec 2010, 6:09am | 400 views

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