Maui Pipeline

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The Maui Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline.

Location

The pipeline runs from from the Oaonui Production Station, south of New Plymouth, to the Huntly Power Station, south of Auckland, on the North Island of New Zealand.

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Project details

• Operator: First Gas
• Parent company: First Gas
• Capacity: 392 terajoules per day
• Length: 307 kilometers
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 1979

Background

The pipeline is owned and operated by First Gas, which purchased it from Shell New Zealand, OMV New Zealand and Todd Energy (collectively known as the Maui Mining Companies) for NZ$335 million in 2015.

Risk of leaks

In October 2011 the pipeline developed a leak that lasted for six days and cost $200 million to repair. A subsequent government study found 59 other locations where the pipeline was at risk of being ruptured by landslides or erosion.