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Kupe is a producing conventional gas field located in shallow water in New Zealand and is operated by Beach Energy. According to GlobalData, who tracks more than 34,000 active and developing oil and gas fields worldwide, the field is located in block 174E39/25 (PML 38146), with water depth of 137 feet. Buy the profile here.

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An expansion project is associated with the Kupe, namely the Kupe Development. This project is currently in the approval stage, expected to start in 2024.

Field participation details

The field is owned by Beach Energy, Genesis Energy and OG Oil & Gas.

Production from Kupe

The Kupe conventional gas field recovered 72.79% of its total recoverable reserves, with peak production in 2017. Based on economic assumptions, production will continue until the field reaches its economic limit in 2046. The field currently accounts for approximately 14% of the country’s daily output.

Contractors involved in the Kupe conventional gas field

The key contractors involved in the Kupe project as follows.

Other Contractors: Verbrec

About Beach Energy

Beach Energy Ltd (Beach) is an independent upstream oil and gas company. It carries out the exploration, development, production, processing, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas. Beach’s asset portfolio includes ownership interests in oil and gas infrastructure, assets across Australia and New Zealand and a suite of high potential exploration prospects across the five basins. The company’s producing assets include Cooper, offshore Otway and Bass basins. It also has permits in the onshore Otway, Bonaparte, Browse, Taranaki and the Canterbury basins. Beach is headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

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This content was updated on 13 November 2023

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