{"id":15079923,"date":"2026-03-26T15:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/new-zealand-receives-application-for-canterbury-hydrocarbon-prospecting\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:55:54","slug":"new-zealand-receives-application-for-canterbury-hydrocarbon-prospecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/new-zealand-receives-application-for-canterbury-hydrocarbon-prospecting\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Receives Application for Canterbury Hydrocarbon Prospecting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.rigzone.com\/images\/news\/articles\/New-Zealand-Receives-Application-for-Canterbury-Hydrocarbon-Prospecting-183308-1200x675.png\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>The application follows the removal of the petroleum exploration ban late 2025, after which two exploration permit applications have progressed to government assessment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rigzone.com\/news\/new_zealand_receives_application_for_canterbury_hydrocarbon_prospecting-26-mar-2026-183308-article\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Oceania \u2013 New Zealand \u2013 rss.app<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The application follows the removal of the petroleum exploration ban late 2025, after which two exploration permit applications have progressed to government 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