Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand
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The Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ) is an incorporated society
Incorporated society
in New Zealand an incorporated society is defined as being a group of at least 15 people who have applied for registration under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908....

 based in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

. Its core focus is to promote the interests of petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...

 producers and explorers in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 which includes everything from policy through to education.

Full members are those participating in a mining permit, participating in an exploration permit or a first time holder of any interest in exploration or production acreage. Full members include:
  • OMV
    OMV
    OMV is Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas station operating company with important activities in other Central European countries...

     New Zealand Limited
  • Royal Dutch Shell
    Royal Dutch Shell
    Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...

     (Shell (Petroleum Mining) Company Limited)
  • Todd Petroleum Mining Company Limited
    Todd Energy
    Todd Energy is a diversified energy company operating in New Zealand. Todd Energy employs over 200 people and is part of the Todd Corporation. Nova Energy is the retail division of Todd Energy- Electricity :...

  • Australian Worldwide Exploration
    Australian Worldwide Exploration
    Australian Worldwide Exploration Limited is an Australian oil and gas exploration and production company.The company has a market capitalisation greater than A$1.2 billion, and makes up 0.1% of the S&P/ASX 200 index....

  • NZ Oil and Gas
  • Genesis Power
  • L&M Petroleum Ltd
  • Origin Energy
    Origin Energy
    -History:Origin Energy was formed in February 2000, as a result of a demerger from the Australian conglomerate Boral Limited, in which the energy business was removed from the building and construction materials business to form the new company....

  • Westech Energy New Zealand Limited
  • Mighty River Power


Associate members include service providers to the oil and gas industry in New Zealand (such as contractors, legal firms, engineers).
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