Tui field decommissioning
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From: Richard Woodd
Dear Megan Woods,
AWE was the Tui field operator from 2005 to 2017, during which time it yielded $539 million in Crown royalties.
Was this company required by either its permit or the Crown Minerals Act to hold funds for the field decommissioning at some future time?
Was this requirement legally enforceable or not by the permit authority and please explain why?
If so, did the company actually hold funds and how much? What happened to those funds when the field was sold to Tamarind?
Yours faithfully,
Richard Woodd,
Freelance journalist
New Plymouth
M: 022 658 3798
From: Megan Woods (MIN)
Megan Woods
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From: Megan Woods (MIN)
Megan Woods
Dear Richard,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated 05 August 2021. You have requested the following
information:
" AWE was the Tui field operator from 2005 to 2017, during which time it
yielded $539 million in Crown royalties.
Was this company required by either its permit or the Crown Minerals Act
to hold funds for the field decommissioning at some future time?
Was this requirement legally enforceable or not by the permit authority
and please explain why?
If so, did the company actually hold funds and how much? What happened to
those funds when the field was sold to Tamarind?"
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Kind regards,
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Housing | Minister of Energy & Resources | Minister of
Research, Science & Innovation | Associate Minister of Finance
Phone: 04 817 8705 | Email: [1][Megan Woods request email]
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
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From: Marissa Quinn
Dear Richard
Please find attached a letter from Hon Dr Megan Woods in regards to your
OIA.
Kind regards
Marissa
Marissa Quinn
Private Secretary (Energy and Resources)
[1][email address] |
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister of Research, Science and
Innovation | Minister of Housing | Associate Minister of Finance
Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office Phone: +64 4 817 8705 Email: [2][Megan Woods request email]
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