In New Zealand there are various pieces of legislation that control petroleum exploration and production, including the:
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Crown Minerals Act
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Resource Management Act
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Maritime Transport Act
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Health and Safety in Employment Act.
REM staff have 30 years experience in all environmental aspects of these regimes as they relate to onshore and offshore oil and gas exploratioin and production, from the early 1980's "Petrocorp boom time" in on-shore Taranaki through to todays activities in the Great South Basin. This includes 12 years work servicing or as a member of the Oil Pollution Advisory Committee on behalf of the offshore oil and gas exploration/production industry.
