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Associate Minister of Energy Paul Swain opened Swift Energy’s new Rimu Production Station near Hawera this morning.

Swift Energy - opening its Rimu Production Station.

Associate Minister of Energy Paul Swain announced today that the Government and other parties have signed an agreement for the funding of the permanent resettlement of Mr and Mrs Hoffman.

New Zealanders will have access to higher quality petrol and diesel that is cleaner and more environmentally friendly as a result of changes agreed by the government, Associate Minister of Energy Paul Swain announced today.

There has been strong and competitive interest from petroleum explorers in the bidding round for new exploration blocks in the onshore and nearshore Taranaki Basin, Associate Minister of Energy Paul Swain announced today.

Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain has welcomed OPEC Secretary General Dr Ali Rodriguez-Araque to New Zealand for the New Zealand Petroleum Conference this week.

Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain has welcomed voluntary steps by the oil industry to lower diesel sulphur levels.

Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain says for the first time New Zealand is to host the Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain says the government will make an immediate contribution of $10 000 to the Hauraki District Council’s mayoral relief fund for those affected by the subsidence in Waihi.

The government has announced a package of measures to help resolve the issue of a 1920s well that has been leaking water and gas under a New Plymouth home.

The government today considered a range of measures designed to help the considerable effort being led by the mayoral team in Waihi to help local victims of subsidence.

Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain today announced steps the government is taking to achieve lower sulphur levels in diesel.

Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain says he has received a preliminary briefing on the Waihi mine shaft collapse and is sending two Ministry of Economic Development offiicals to the scene to report back to him more fully.

Electricity: Post-winter Review – Summary of Submissions

Acting Energy Minister Paul Swain says the Government’s review of the way New Zealand’s electricity system functioned over the winter is progressing well and to schedule.

Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain is encouraging anyone concerned with the quality and safety of motor vehicle fuel used in New Zealand to read the discussion document he is releasing today.

Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain has welcomed industry suggested trials to look at ways of lowering New Zealand's sulphur levels in diesel in the short term.

Associate Energy Minister Paul Swain says the government shares concerns about the sulphur levels in New Zealand diesel and agrees that current levels are out of step with European countries.

The Norwegian-based TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company has been granted a petroleum prospecting permit over a large area of previously unexplored deepwater Taranaki Basin.

The rules governing the quality and safety of the fuel New Zealanders put in their cars are to be reviewed Associate Minister of Energy Paul Swain announced today.

Thank you for the invitation to talk to you today. It's good to see so many of you from across the sector here.

Good morning and thanks for the chance to talk to you. It's really pleasing to see so many industry representatives here – I want to spend a few minutes talking about issues relating to your industry.

Thank you for inviting me here today, this is my first opportunity to talk to you as Associate Minister of Energy – and Minister with responsibility for Crown Minerals.

Welcome to the 2000 New Zealand Petroleum Conference convened by Crown Minerals.