{"id":332355,"date":"2024-06-11T07:13:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T05:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332355"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:13:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T05:13:32","slug":"new-zealand-to-revoke-oil-drilling-ban-amid-fears-of-blackouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=332355","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand to revoke oil drilling ban amid fears of\u00a0blackouts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"332359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=332359\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0GR62DKIO76I6LFB5WIXHMDGT4Q.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0GR62DKIO76I6LFB5WIXHMDGT4Q.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0GR62DKIO76I6LFB5WIXHMDGT4Q.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0GR62DKIO76I6LFB5WIXHMDGT4Q.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2024\/06\/09\/new-zealand-to-revoke-oil-drilling-ban-amid-fears-of-blackouts\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"243\" data-attachment-id=\"332356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=332356\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-252.png?fit=1024%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,344\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-252\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-252.png?fit=723%2C243&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-252.png?resize=723%2C243&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-252.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-252.png?resize=300%2C101&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-252.png?resize=768%2C258&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>New Zealand was on Saturday night expected to revoke a ban on drilling for oil and gas amid fears of blackouts, as&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2024\/05\/25\/election-end-north-sea-labour-policies-doom-oil-industry\/\"><em>Labour plans to impose a similar crackdown on the North Sea.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The country\u2019s coalition government is preparing to invite energy companies to resume exploration in the three major offshore fields that supply most of its gas.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It comes after National Grid operator Transpower was last month forced to warn families to limit their electricity usage to avoid a shutdown during a cold snap.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The decision to reverse the ban, made by resources minister Shane Jones, will be a setback for green activists and likely to be regarded as a blow for Labour after Ed Miliband has repeatedly pledged to halt new drilling for oil and gas in UK waters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a 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