EXPLORATION
As well as working to ensure both legislation and regulation governing the activities of our oil and gas industry serve to provide an industry friendly environment for operators and investors , PEPANZ prioritises building and maintaining important relationships with both the community and Government .
Engaging with communities is a priority for New Zealand ’ s oil and gas industry and we like to do so face to face . As an association we proactively look to engage with communities where the oil and gas sector is operating or expanding so communities feel confident in future projects that may take place . We also think it is important to engage with young Kiwis , and work hard to attend career days , support scholarships and help fund local science fairs . Engaging communities is about gaining a social licence to operate , with the goal of becoming part of the community you operate in .
We also believe in providing factual easily accessible information to both better inform people of activities and put to rest some mistruths peddled by industry opponents about technologies we use to both explore and extract hydrocarbons .
Working constructively with the New Zealand government is another priority for our Association . This year we announced that both PEPANZ and the Government would work together to hold a single industry event called “ Advantage NZ : The Petroleum Summit ”. Until now , both the Government and Industry have held separate conferences – but together we acknowledged the need for both partners to provide a well-rounded , all-encompassing event in New Zealand . As well as social , technical and international keynote presentations , the Government will also announce the 2015 Block offers .
The Summit will be held from 29-31 March in 2015 : www . petroleumsummit . co . nz
So I invite you all to become explorers – come to New Zealand , take a look – and not just at what is on the surface , like most things in our industry – what lies beneath is much more interesting .
Haere mai !
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