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Govt names oil and gas bid winners
The government's second round of tenders for oil and gas exploration blocks has yielded 10 new exploration licences, including two in the previously unexplored Pegasus Basin.
Petrobras' last-ditch rescue bid
Petrobras officials attempted to save their Raukumara Basin project by asking for time to seek a financial partner.
Fracking issues could 'fall through gaps'
New Zealand's fragmented oversight of the oil and gas industry could result in potential 'fracking' problems slipping through the gaps.
Oil giant dumps NZ exploration permits
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has handed back exploration licences it holds for deep sea oil and gas prospects off the North Island's East Cape.
Concerns, but fracking escapes ban
Fracking has escaped the threat of a ban in New Zealand for now, but the days of industry self-regulation could be numbered after a report found large holes in oversight of unconventional mining by energy companies.
Rise in fracking unlikely - industry
Oil and gas industry groups say they are not expecting a surge in fracking even though the process has been given a qualified tick by the government's environmental monitor.
Key: Do fracking properly
Fracking should not be banned in NZ, a report says. PM John Key said if NZ uses the procedure, it must use 'world class standards.'
Fracking rules likely to be tightened
Environment commissioner not expected to call for moratorium opponents want on gas extraction technique.
Anti-fracking movies blasted
Todd Energy report says mining technique is used safely in NZ.
Shell tentative on Great South Basin drilling
Shell says the earliest it will consider drilling in the frontier deep water Great South Basin will be the summer of 2014-15.