Wellington, July 8 NZPA - New Zealand Oil and Gas Ltd (NZOG) said it deeply regretted an oil discharge off the Taranaki coast in 2007 which has resulted in fines for the operators.

Wellington, Jan 8 NZPA - The 20 millionth barrel of oil has been produced from the Tui area oilfields in offshore Taranaki. And for the first time a shipment of Tui oil is to be sent to the Marsden Pt refinery, near Whangarei, to be refined in this country .

Wellington, Dec 31 NZPA - Tony Radford has resigned as chairman of Pan Pacific Petroleum after a 15 percent stake in the company was bought by New Zealand Oil & Gas, of which Mr Radford remains chairman.

Wellington, Dec 23 NZPA - New Zealand Oil & Gas says it stopped buying shares in Australia's Pan Pacific Petroleum at the close of trading on Friday.

Wellington, Dec 22 NZPA - New Zealand Oil & Gas has lifted its stake in Australia's Pan Pacific Petroleum to just shy of the 15 percent level at which Australian foreign investment requirements kick in.

Wellington, Dec 18 NZPA - New Zealand Oil & Gas has lifted its stake in Australian oil company Pan Pacific Petroleum to 9 percent.

Wellington, Dec 17 NZPA - New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG) is building a stake in Australian oil company Pan Pacific Petroleum, a partner in the Tui oilfields.

Wellington, Oct 28 NZPA - New Zealand Oil & Gas has fully paid its debt on the Kupe gas project but retained the $125 million debt facility to ensure ready access to funds, if wanted.

Wellington, July 1 NZPA - NZ Oil and Gas has raised nearly $180 million through the takeup of options by its shareholders, which is likely to boost the oil explorer into the top-20 largest listed companies.