Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources of the Greater Taranaki Basin and East Coast Basin of New Zealand, 2020

Fact Sheet 2021-3059
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 806 million barrels of oil and 17.0 trillion cubic feet of gas within the greater Taranaki Basin and East Coast Basin of New Zealand.

Suggested Citation

Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Tennyson, M.E., Ellis, G.S., Woodall, C.A., Le, P.A., Leathers-Miller, H.M., and Drake, R.M., II, 2022, Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the greater Taranaki Basin and East Coast Basin of New Zealand, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2021−3059, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20213059.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Total Petroleum Systems and Assessment Units
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the greater Taranaki Basin and East Coast Basin of New Zealand, 2020
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2021-3059
DOI 10.3133/fs20213059
Year Published 2022
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description Report: 2 p.; Data Release
Country New Zealand
Other Geospatial Taranaki Basin, East Coast Basin
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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