Austrian-based oil and gas company OMV has begun its first major offshore project since buying Shell’s New Zealand assets for US$578 million in December.
A giant China Oilfield Services (COSL) operated BOSS jack-up rig pulled up alongside the Pohokura platform off the north Taranaki coast this morning for a three-month well-intervention and maintenance programme.
OMV’s senior vice-president Asia-Pacific Gabriel Selischi said in a statement, the project was designed to ensure that Pohokura’s wells were producing gas at optimal levels.
“Pohokura has been producing gas for New Zealand since production began in 2006 – we want this to continue well into the future,” Mr Selischi said.
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