Kapuni

  1. South Taranaki District
  2. Natural gas fields in New Zealand
  3. BP


Kapuni is a small hydrocarbons field and drilling site in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located within a dairy farming area in Taranaki, 85 km (53 miles) south of New Plymouth.

It is the second largest onshore gas/condensate field in New Zealand after the Maui gas field off the Taranaki coast.

Economically viable quantities of oil and gas were discovered in 1959 by a Royal Dutch/Shell-British Petroleum-Todd consortium, and full production began in 1969.

The site has 13 wells which surround a central production station.

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Coordinates: 39°28′36″S 174°10′21″E / 39.47667°S 174.1725°E / -39.47667; 174.1725{{#coordinates:39|28|36|S|174|10|21|E| |primary |name= }}


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