Discovery of Kãpuni.One Sunday morning in 1959, a drill rig at Kǎpuni struck gas at a depth of 4,000 metres. The pressure was such that it forced the drilling mud back up the shaft, plastering the rig and workers with muck Kãpuni was only a moderate-sized gas field by world standards, but it was large enough to meet the country's requirements for gas. Kāpuni gas replaced the gas produced from coal which led to the demise of gas works throughout the country A gas treatment plant was built to reduce the water and carbon dioxide content of the gas before it was reticulated I to users. High-pressure pipelines were laid to take the gas to Wellington and Auckland. The beginning of offshore exploration. By the early 1960s, changes in technology made it possible to explore for oil and gas in shallow offshore waters After passing the Continental Shelf Act in 1964, the New Zealand government began allocating the first offshore exploration licenses. Seismic surveys revealed a number of possible structures, and in early 1969 the ship Discoverer . II was brought to New Zealand to drill the first offshore holes. drill rig-6ypoBas ycTaHOBKa the demise of - npekpameHHe treatment - nepepa6oTKa was reticulated-6bll y30poM allocating the licenses - accHTHOBaHHe IIHIEH3HH surveys - HCC,TezIOBaHHA I. Agree or disagree with the following. 1. A drill rig at Kāpuni struck gas at a depth of 4,000 metres. 2. Kāpuni wasn't large enough to meet the country's requirements for gas. 3. Kãpuni gas replaced the gas produced from coal. 4. A gas treatment plant was built to enlarge the water and carbon dioxide content of the gas. 5. By the early 1960s, changes in technology didn't make it possible to explore for oil and gas in shallow offshore waters. II. Answer the questions. 1. What depth did a drill rig at Kāpuni strike gas at? 2. What gas field was Kāpuni by world standards? 3. What led to the demise throughout the country? 4. What did the New Zealand government begin in 1964? 5. What was brought to New Zealand in early 1969?

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Discovery of Kãpuni.One Sunday morning in 1959, a drill rig at Kǎpuni struck gas at a depth of 4,000 metres. The pressure was such that it forced the drilling mud back up the shaft, plastering the rig and workers with muck Kãpuni was only a moderate-sized gas field by world standards, but it was large enough to meet the country's requirements for gas. Kāpuni gas replaced the gas produced from coal which led to the demise of gas works throughout the country A gas treatment plant was built to reduce the water and carbon dioxide content of the gas before it was reticulated I to users. High-pressure pipelines were laid to take the gas to Wellington and Auckland. The beginning of offshore exploration. By the early 1960s, changes in technology made it possible to explore for oil and gas in shallow offshore waters After passing the Continental Shelf Act in 1964, the New Zealand government began allocating the first offshore exploration licenses. Seismic surveys revealed a number of possible structures, and in early 1969 the ship Discoverer . II was brought to New Zealand to drill the first offshore holes. drill rig-6ypoBas ycTaHOBKa the demise of - npekpameHHe treatment - nepepa6oTKa was reticulated-6bll y30poM allocating the licenses - accHTHOBaHHe IIHIEH3HH surveys - HCC,TezIOBaHHA I. Agree or disagree with the following. 1. A drill rig at Kāpuni struck gas at a depth of 4,000 metres. 2. Kāpuni wasn't large enough to meet the country's requirements for gas. 3. Kãpuni gas replaced the gas produced from coal. 4. A gas treatment plant was built to enlarge the water and carbon dioxide content of the gas. 5. By the early 1960s, changes in technology didn't make it possible to explore for oil and gas in shallow offshore waters. II. Answer the questions. 1. What depth did a drill rig at Kāpuni strike gas at? 2. What gas field was Kāpuni by world standards? 3. What led to the demise throughout the country? 4. What did the New Zealand government begin in 1964? 5. What was brought to New Zealand in early 1969?

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I. 1. Agree2. Disagree3. Agree4. Disagree5. DisagreeII.1. A drill rig at Kāpuni struck gas at a depth of 4,000 metres.2. Kāpuni was a moderate-sized gas field.3. The demise of gas works throughout the country was led by Kāpuni gas replacing the gas produced from coal.4. In 1964, the New Zealand government began allocating the first offshore exploration licenses.5. In early 1969, the ship Discoverer. II was brought to New Zealand to drill the first offshore holes.

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