ANOTHER SUCCESS FORMULA.. TARANAKI  KUPE  ENERGY PROJECT! Development of Kupe has been a long time coming, it was discovered off the South Taranaki Coast in 1986. Kupe Energy Project got the go ahead Yesterday and is expected to Start in September, be in Production by Mid-2009, it is expected to Produce Gas for New Zealand for 15 - 20 Years. This New Project will meet 15% of New Zealands Annual GAS Demand! Another Success Formula for Taranaki. Once producing. Kupe is expected to Annually Yeild 20 petajoules of Gas, 90,000 tonnes of LPG and 1.7 million Barrels of condensate (light oil). Another Success Formula for the already well known  Crude Oil ,Natural Gas Success in Taranaki New Zealand. ELSIE HAGLEY