Wellington, April 16 NZPA - Hopes of finding a large oil field in deep water off Taranaki have suffered a blow, with drillers finding no indications of hydrocarbons when the Hoki wildcat well reached its primary target area overnight.

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, 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.