Minerals and petroleum

Overview

Our minerals and petroleum industries deal with a complex interweaving of issues to do with New Zealand's communities, economy and environment. To succeed in this sector requires detailed legal and policy understanding and pragmatic legal advice that reflects the industry as a whole and the environment in which it operates.

Numerous areas of legal specialisation are required to assist participants in the petroleum and mining industries and those with an interest in these activities. We have the breadth of experience to bring together lawyers with expertise in these areas.

"A large team of well-known lawyers working across the entire range of practice areas."

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"Excellent technical skills, always client focused, but sound advice that I can rely on… They are always prompt and clear, a strong team".

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Experience

Sector / Expertise

Work highlights

Advising the Environmental Protection Authority's Decision-Making Committees

on the non-notified marine consents for OMV and STOS (the first two granted marine consents under the new EEZ regime) and the notified marine consents for the STOS Māui facilities

Advising TGS-Nopec Geophysical, an international oil and gas geoscience company

on Crown Minerals Act and associated issues for offshore oil and gas surveying (including issues regarding ingress agreements, prospecting permits and open source data)

Advising Francis Mining

on resource consent issues for existing and new coal mining developments on the New Creek Mine in the West Coast (involving applications for an access arrangement and resource consents)