Austral Pacific Energy Ltd has commissioned its Cheal oil and gas production facility in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand. New Zealand’s Associate Energy Minister, Harry Duynhoven, who labeled it a springboard for further growth for the company, officially opened the production facility during week 41. The USD 22.8 million facility is unique in New Zealand; it has been purpose-built to facilitate the extraction, production and transportation of Cheal oil, which is waxy and similar to that found in the onshore Ngatoro/Kaimiro and offshore Maari fields.
