Maari oil field

Oilfield off the coast of South Taranaki, New Zealand

Maari oilfield
Country	New Zealand
Location	South Taranaki
Offshore/onshore	offshore
Operator	OMV
Partners	OMV (69%), Horizon Oil (26%), Cue Taranaki (5%)
Field history
Start of production	2009
Production
Estimated oil in place	49 million barrels (~6.7×10^⁶ t)

The Maari oilfield is an oil reservoir located 80 kilometres (50 mi) off the coast of South Taranaki, New Zealand. Maari is the second largest crude oil field in New Zealand with total reserves of 49 million barrels (7.8×10^⁶ m³).^[1] Production of oil began in February 2009, and the field is expected to have a productive life of 10 to 15 years. The lead partner for the field is OMV New Zealand (69%), with other parties Horizon Oil (26%) and Cue Taranaki (5%).^[2]

References

^ Energy in New Zealand 2015. MBIE. August 2015. ISSN 2324-5913. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
^ Deuchrass, Andrea (21 December 2009). "Largest oil field goes into full production mode". National Business Review. Retrieved 2010-06-04.