OMV plans Maui drilling

New Plymouth: Austrian oil and gas company OMV says it is in the early stage of looking at tenders for a drilling campaign to extend the life of the Maui field offshore of Taranaki.

Corporate affairs manager Matiu Park said the campaign earmarked for 2022 would involve infill drilling at Maui, which had been in production for 40 years.

He said said the rig could also be used to further investigate other opportunities including Toutouwai 1, where positive results were recorded in April.

Climate Justice Taranaki spokesman Urs Signer said news of OMV’s plans was distressing. — RNZ