Greymouth alleges multitude of errors in exploration rejection

Greymouth alleges multitude of errors in exploration rejection
Gavin Evans
A multitude of errors of fact and process led government officials to decline Greymouth Petroleum’s 2017 application for an offshore exploration permit in that year’s round of exploration block offers, the High Court heard today. Greymouth had been wanting to explore the Okoki prospect just west of the Pohokura field off the Taranaki coast. But officials at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment declined Greymouth’s application, citing concerns about the work timetable proposed and what they considered to have been non-compli...

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