A collection of FYI Energy Works articles.

Draft Crown Minerals (Minerals and Coal) Minerals Programme 2006
January 2006: On 10 December 2005, the Associate Minister of Energy, the Hon Harry Duynhoven, released the draft Crown Minerals (Minerals and Coal) Minerals Programme 2006 ("the Draft Programme") for the working day statutory public and iwi consultation process.

RMA reforms tabled in Parliament
December 2004: The Resource Management and Electricity Legislation Amendment Bill was tabled in Parliament on 2 December. We detailed the proposed reforms in the November issue of Energy Works.

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Generation by Lines Companies in New Zealand
August 2004: Generation of electricity by electricity lines businesses is an issue of debate amongst some industry participants. Comments by the National Party have added fuel to the debate, which has primarily centred around the restrictions on electricity lines businesses from generating and retailing electricity in New Zealand.

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Gas Under the Spotlight - A Comparison with Electricity
March 2004:  Both the gas and electricity industries have followed a parabolic pattern over the last two decades with increasing privatisation and liberalisation followed by a move back to greater regulation.

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Joint Marketing of Gas from a Joint Venture
November 2003: Commerce Commission issues a "Yes...But" Authorisation of Joint Marketing.  The Commerce Commission recently released its decision on the application by the Pohokura joint venturers (Shell, OMV and Todd) for authorisation to jointly market gas from the Pohokura field.

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Regulatory Round-up
August 2003:  The energy sector and investment into infrastructure is currently at the forefront of the political agenda.  This issue of Energy Works highlights a number of areas of legislative and regulatory change impacting the energy sector.

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Electricity Lines Regulation: Commerce Commission Holds Out A Carrot And A Stick
April 2003:  The NZ Commerce Commission has just released its final decision on how it will measure the performance of electricity lines businesses.  If these conditions are not met, price control can be brought in.  While the thresholds adopted are not as harsh as feared by lines businesses, the Commission has left its options open for introducing a profit cap in the future if progress is not made in reducing prices for end consumers.

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The Risky Business of Hedging
January 2003:  It is one of life's cruel ironies.  Managing risk involves its own risk.  And when it comes to hedging, a risk management tool used by many New Zealand energy companies, the risks are twofold.  Firstly, there is the chance of devising an inappropriate hedging strategy, and costing the company money.

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The Road to Ratification
May 2002: The Government has now released its long awaiting preferred policy package on Climate Change. The package sets out for consultation the Government's preferred policies for meeting New Zealand's targets under the Kyoto Protocol.

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Climate Change Legislation - plan now to avoid pitfalls
May 2002: Smart businesses should start preparing now to exploit the opportunities and mitigate any negative impacts from the Government's plans to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in August.

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Climate Change - A Hot Issue
December 2000: Climate change is a hot issue, with government moving rapidly to implement a domestic climate change programme to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

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