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Story: Oil and gas

All images and media

From page 1 - The need for oil and gas

Types of oils

Oil prices, 1946–2005

Oil prices, 1946–2005

Section of a well

Section of a well

Primary energy supply, 2003

Primary energy supply, 2003

Europa petrol station

Europa petrol station

Marsden Point oil refinery

Marsden Point oil refinery

From page 2 - How oil and gas form

Porous sandstone

Porous sandstone

Sandstone

Ōhai opencast mine

Ōhai opencast mine

Seismic survey

From page 3 - Oil and gas basins

Looking for oil and gas

Looking for oil and gas

Sedimentary basins

Sedimentary basins

Cross-section of the Taranaki Basin

Cross-section of the Taranaki Basin

From page 4 - Early petroleum exploration, 1865–1960

Oil seep, Kōtuku

Oil seep, Kōtuku (1st of 2)

Kōtuku oilfield

Kōtuku oilfield (2nd of 2)

Orepuki oil shale works

Orepuki oil shale works

Alpha well, Moturoa

Alpha well, Moturoa (1st of 2)

Moturoa oilfield

Moturoa oilfield (2nd of 2)

First oil refinery

First oil refinery (1st of 3)

NZ motor spirit

NZ motor spirit (2nd of 3)

Beam pump, 1957

Beam pump, 1957 (3rd of 3)

Kāpuni 1 well

From page 5 - The Māui gas field

Semi-submersible drilling rig

Semi-submersible drilling rig

The Māui B platform

The Māui B platform

Taranaki oil and gas fields, 2006

Taranaki oil and gas fields, 2006

Motunui synthetic petrol plant

Motunui synthetic petrol plant

CNG advertising

CNG advertising

From page 6 - The amount of oil and gas found

Drill bit

Rimu-A1 well

Oil and gas production, 1970–2004

Oil and gas production, 1970–2004

Pohokura jack-up rig

Pohokura jack-up rig

How to cite this page:

Roger Gregg and Carl Walrond, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/oil-and-gas/media (accessed 5 December 2023)

Story by Roger Gregg and Carl Walrond, published 12 Jun 2006