McKee field is an oil and gas producing field in
Taranaki
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dis ...
, New Zealand. It is located 20 km south east of
New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. Th ...
. The field is now owned and operated by subsidiaries of
Todd Energy
The Todd Corporation is a large private New Zealand company with a value of $4.3 billion, owned and controlled by the Todd family and headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand. The corporation is currently led by chairman of the board, Henry Tait ...
.
The field is named for
Tasman Joseph McKee, a New Zealand
energy industry
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advocate and scientist.
History
In 1961, Shell BP and Todd Oil Services Limited drilled and tested the Mangahewa 1 well, which was not successful and was abandoned.
In 1979 and 1980, McKee wells 1 and 2 were drilled, enabling development of the field. Construction of the McKee production station began in 1983, with official opening in 1985. It is located on Otaraoa Road near
Tikorangi
Tikorangi is a settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand. Waitara lies about 6 kilometres to the north-west. The Waitara River flows to the west of the settlement, with the Bertrand Road suspension bridge providing access to the other side. The Man ...
.
A major expansion of the production station was opened in May 2014. The $840 million Mangahewa Expansion Train 2 (MET2) increased capacity from 20 to 45 petajoules a year.
Production
In the 25 years to 2009, the McKee field produced 47 million barrels of crude oil and 150 PJ of natural gas. Current daily production is 420 barrels of crude oil, 800 barrels of condensate and 20 TJ of natural gas.
See also
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McKee power station
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Energy in New Zealand
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Oil and gas industry in New Zealand
The oil and gas industry in New Zealand explores and develops oil and gas fields, and produces and distributes petroleum products and natural gas.
In 2018, New Zealand's self-sufficiency in oil (mmbls production divided by consumption) was 17%, i ...
References
External links
Todd Energy website: McKee
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Geography of Taranaki
Oil fields of New Zealand
Natural gas fields in New Zealand
New Plymouth District
Todd Corporation