OMV is planning a drilling campaign at the Maui field, which it also operates, for 2022 and is in the early stages of looking at tenders. Austrian-based oil and gas company OMV says it is in the early stage of looking at tenders for a drilling campaign to extend the life of the Maui field offshore of Taranaki. Corporate affairs manager Matiu Park said the campaign earmarked for 2022 would involve in-fill drilling at Maui which has been in production for 40 years. Park said the rig could also be used to further investigate other opportunities including Toutouwai 1 where positive results were recorded from a drilling campaign in April. “OMV's plans to keep drilling for fossil fuels off the Taranaki coast is a threat to a stable climate for future generations.

Source: Stuff November 04, 2020 18:22 UTC