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Contact to Upgrade New Plymouth Power Station
Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 9:11 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today announced plans to restore dual-fuel capability to its New Plymouth power station to help meet possible gas shortfalls as the Maui gas field winds down. More >>
Contact Energy Announces First Quarter Result
Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 8:47 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy announced today an unaudited net surplus of $18.4 million for the three-month period ended 31 December 2002 – a slight improvement on the same period last year. More >>
Maui Redetermination Report – Contact 's Reaction
Friday, 7 February 2003, 6:00 pm | Contact Energy
Contact today received the final report from the Independent Expert (IE) on the remaining economic recoverable reserves in the Maui gas field. While Contact is still studying the document in detail, our initial view is that the final report remains broadly ... More >>
Maui Gas Outage – 5 February 2003
Friday, 7 February 2003, 9:24 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd advises that as a result of an incident at the Maui gas platform on the morning of Wednesday, February 5, there was an interruption to the normal supply of gas to Contact’s thermal plants. As a result of the Maui gas interruption, ... More >>
Contact Gains Commerce Commission Clearance
Tuesday, 4 February 2003, 6:50 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy‘s Chief Executive, Mr Stephen Barrett, today welcomed the Commerce Commission’s decision to grant a clearance for Contact’s proposed acquisition of the 357 MW Taranaki Combined Cycle (TCC) power station. More >>
Contact Energy Reaches Conditional Agreement
Monday, 23 December 2002, 9:57 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today announced it has entered into a conditional agreement with NGC Holdings Ltd to acquire the Taranaki Combined Cycle power station and related interests for $500 million. The purchase price is made up of consideration for the ... More >>
Comments On Draft Maui Gas Redetermination Report
Friday, 20 December 2002, 7:23 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd confirmed today that it had received a copy of the draft report from the Independent Expert on the redetermination of entitlements to remaining gas in the Maui gas field. More >>
Contact Energy Releases 2002 Annual Report
Friday, 13 December 2002, 10:01 am | Contact Energy
Timely development of known gas reserves needs to be the energy industry’s most pressing priority in the year ahead, Contact Energy’s chairman, Phil Pryke, and chief executive and managing director, Steve Barrett, say in the company’s 2002 annual report, released ... More >>
Wholesale Electricity Market Conditions
Thursday, 5 December 2002, 4:27 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy’s Chief Executive Steve Barrett commented today that very unusual conditions appear to be prevailing at present in the wholesale electricity market. More >>
Contact Ceases Negotiations With Nrg
Wednesday, 4 December 2002, 2:19 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy’s Chief Executive Steve Barrett today confirmed that NRG has declined Contact’s offers to acquire any of its Australian electricity generation assets. More >>
Board Proposals Further Enhance Governance
Tuesday, 26 November 2002, 3:35 pm | Contact Energy
The board of Contact Energy Ltd has been developing proposals to further enhance its corporate governance structures over recent months, Contact’s chairman, Phil Pryke, said today. More >>
Retail Growth Underpins Solid Year For Contact
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 9:42 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd recorded a solid $107.0 million tax-paid profit for the 12 months to September 30, 2002, in a year when lower wholesale electricity prices were offset by continued strong growth in Contact’s retail customer load. More >>
Contact Energy Seeks Commerce Commission Clearance
Monday, 18 November 2002, 4:53 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today confirmed that it would seek Commerce Commission clearance to acquire all of the shares in two subsidiaries of Natural Gas Corporation Holdings Ltd. More >>
Contact Energy Plans For Maui Outage
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 9:04 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd expects to continue supplying its natural gas customers on a “business as usual” basis during the inspection and maintenance programme announced by Maui Development Ltd for the Maui gas field today. More >>
Contact Energy Customer Base Keeps On Growing
Thursday, 1 August 2002, 10:41 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy’s customer base again grew more strongly than projected, with a net increase of 17,000 new customers during the third quarter of the 2001/02 financial year. Retail sales volumes also recorded rapid growth, reaching 3,852 GWh for the ... More >>
Contact Investigating Investment Opportunities
Friday, 5 July 2002, 11:24 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd confirmed today that it is interested in bidding for certain of the Asia Pacific assets being offered for sale by the Minneapolis-based NRG Energy Inc. Most of the assets for sale are located in Australia. More >>
Maui Gasfield Redetermination To Proceed
Thursday, 20 June 2002, 5:41 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd today welcomed developments that should allow the timely redetermination of entitlements to Maui gas. More >>
Saddleback Released Into Wilderness Trail
Monday, 17 June 2002, 9:13 am | Contact Energy
The release today of 40 North Island saddleback from Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf into the heart of the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary – the Contact Energy Wilderness Trail – signals the return of the saddleback to the mainland. More >>
Appointment Of Additional Director William Heller
Wednesday, 29 May 2002, 4:50 pm | Contact Energy
The board of directors of Contact Energy Ltd today announced the appointment of an additional director to the board of the company. The new director is Mr William Heller, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Contact’s majority shareholder, Edison ... More >>
Appointment Of Ernst & Young As New Auditor
Wednesday, 29 May 2002, 4:49 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Ltd announced today that it has appointed Ernst & Young as the company’s auditor through to the next Annual General Meeting, which is expected to take place in the first quarter of next year. More >>
