Karewa-1 Exploration Well Environmental Assessment.

An assessment of the environmental effects of the drilling activities on the surrounding environment. As the activities are well beyond the 12 mile territorial waters of NZ the application is not required by the RMA (1991). The preparation of the AEE is intended to: Support the Conoco UK Ltd – NZ branch application for approval under the Maritime Transport Act 1994. Provide relevant NZ government departments and interested parties with information on the proposed exploration activities and their environmental implications. Purpose: To provide information on the environmental effects of the proposed Karewa-1 project.

Descriptions of the physical, biological and socio-economic characteristics of the license area environment. An assessment of the effects of the following associated parameters on the license area environment: liquid waste discharges, air emissions, noise and lighting, physical disturbance, navigation, garbage and solid waste discharges, radioactive sources, social and economic.

Petroleum Exploration Permit Block (PEP 38602) and Proposed Well location, plus associated coastline.

Coordinates for the Karewa-1 well site: E174 12' 23.96'' / S37 56' 21.59''

2002 (but includes references from between 1965 and 2002)

Discussed the potential effects of the activity on known values of the exploration area and neighboring coastline. Frequency of collection: One off report

Not reported Gaps in collection: Not reported Data quality: Variable Attribute accuracy: Not reported Completeness: Not reported

Report held on file at DoC WAO. Digital Format: MS Word

To provide information on the environmental aspects of the proposed Karewa-1 project.

Freely available Sensitivity/Confidentiality: None

Completed

held at DoC WAO