Statoil停止在新西兰Reinga盆地搜寻能源

Statoil has informed the New Zealand Government of its decision to stop looking for oil and gas in the Reinga Basin. In 2013 and 2014, the company was awarded two exploration permits (PEP55781 and PEP57057) for the Reinga Basin, about 85 kms off the West Coast of Northland.’After studying 2D seismic data of the search area for the past three years, we think the chance of making a large oil or gas discovery is small, so we have decided to conclude our exploration work in Northland and return those exploration permits to the Crown,’ Statoil New Zealand Country Manager Brynjulv Kløve says. ‘Some may speculate we are surrendering the permits for various reasons but the only reason is that we see the probability too low to justify continuing our search.’Our focus will now shift to our four exploration permits off the South East Coast of the North Island, and to exploration projects elsewhere in the world.’