Kōrero: Geological exploration

Oil platform, Taranaki

Oil platform, Taranaki

The Māui-A platform on the continental shelf west of Taranaki is used for production wells into the Māui gas field. It is also the terminus for the undersea pipeline that takes gas and condensate ashore.

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GNS Science
Reference: CN18176/32
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Simon Nathan, 'Geological exploration - Studying the sea floor and earthquakes', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8210/oil-platform-taranaki (accessed 21 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006