The real cost of closing down oil and gassupplied Sean Rush: The hope of a Maui-sized gas field off Hawke's Bay has gone up in smoke. What's this got to do with the Government's oil and gas announcement? By the early 2000s I was missing "home" but struggled to see opportunities in the oil and gas industry to return to. SUPPLIED Sean Rush: The halting of oil and gas exploration will have a chilling effect on new investment as well as eliminating the possibility of growth. The hope of a Maui-sized gas field off Hawke's Bay, for example, has gone up in smoke.

Source: Stuff April 26, 2018 17:00 UTC