Wellington, July 13 NZPA - The High Court has dismissed a claim that Shell colluded with Austrian oil company OMV by restricting the gas and oil they allowed to be produced from the Pohokura gas field and so disadvantaged third partner Todd.

Wellington, March 4 NZPA - Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee says the Maari Oil Field is proving a success story of the petroleum sector, having produced 6.5 million barrels of oil for export in its first year of production.

Wellington, Feb 18 NZPA - Wellington-based Todd Energy says its international oil company partners, including oil giant Shell, tried to beat the New Zealand company into the ground in a "David and Goliath" struggle over a Taranaki gasfield.

Wellington, Feb 11 NZPA - New Zealand company Todd Energy will go to court next week claiming damages of $274 million from its international partners in Taranaki's Pohokura gasfield.

Wellington, Nov 26 NZPA - The Todd family's operation in the multi-billion dollar Pohokura gasfield has suffered a further setback in its chain of litigation against partners in the field, Shell Exploration NZ Ltd, and Austrian explorer OMV NZ Ltd.

Wellington, July 9 NZPA - New Zealand Oil and Gas Ltd (NZOG) is buying a 10 percent stake in the Hoki oil prospect permit area off the Taranaki coast. Hoki is the largest untested prospect in the western margin of the Taranaki basin.

Wellington, April 1 NZPA - New Zealand Oil & Gas has joined an Australian operation bidding for exploration contracts in Romania.

Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - Maari oil field has started producing oil. The Maari field, 80km off Taranaki, is expected to yield 50 million barrels of oil over its 10 to 15 year life.

Wellington, Nov 11 NZPA - The "jackup" oilrig ENSCO 107 has arrived at the sited for the Maari oilfield's wellhead platform off the coast of Taranaki and is preparing to start work on development drilling.