Pursuant to section 24 of the Crown Minerals Act 1991, the Minister of Energy and Resources invites bids for petroleum exploration permits in New Zealand’s Offshore Northland and Raukumara Basins.
You can find further information regarding the Block Offers, including related maps, reports and the Block Offer Notices, on the Crown Minerals website
www.crownminerals.govt.nz
The closing date for receipt of bids for both Offshore Northland and Offshore Raukumara Block Offers is
28 January 2010.
Data Packs containing geological reports, seismic and other data are available free of charge.
Before preparing and submitting a bid, bidders are encouraged to familiarise themselves with New Zealand’s legislation, regulation and policy for the allocation and administration of petroleum permits, contained primarily
in the Crown Minerals Act 1991, the Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Regulations 2007 and the Minerals Programme for Petroleum 2005.
These materials are accessible from the Crown Minerals website at
www.crownminerals.govt.nz
All enquiries relating to these block offers, or requests for the Data Pack, should be directed to Manager Petroleum, Crown Minerals, PO Box 1473, Wellington, or email crown.minerals@med.govt.nz