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Geologist David Francis flares the gases in Permit 38348 flowing out of one of the original capturing devices used at the Te Puia Springs gas seeps

Waipawa Black Shale — a world-class source rock. Total Organic Content (TOC%) ranges between 3-12%. Trans-Orient is targeting the Waipawa using new technologies to produce directly from this oil-rich fractured source rock.

Oil seeping into a creek on Trans-Orient lands leaves a brilliant display of colors. This oil is at the Westcott oil seep within PEP 38349.

The Port of Napier, is situated in Permit 38349. This deep water port could easily handle the export of any discovered oil.

Gas seeps in Permit 38349 form mud volcanoes. Another example of the active hydrocarbon "kitchen" at work below Trans-Orient lands.

David Francis observes oily Whangai formation from a nearby outcrop in Te Weraroa Stream, a few km west of the 38348 boundary.

The multiple fracturing systems observed in the Whangai Formation at the Gaddums Hill outcrop, about 10 km south of PEP 38348, and close to Gisborne.

The Whangai shale is widespread and thickly developed across Trans-Orient's acreage. This fractured shale source rock has Total Organic Content of .2 to 1.7% and is 300-600 meters thick.

Live oil taken from Gisborne Oil Co's Waitangi-1 well. Geochemical analysis has confirmed this 50° API light, sweet crude oil has been generated from the underlying fractured Whangai shale.

Unusual fossil indicating deep marine deposition in a Whangai shale sample from the Pouawa Whangai outcrop. This type of deposition can create rich source rocks.

This oil seep is located near the Waitangi-1 Well Head, one of a series of seeps associated with the intense structuration in this area

Horses share their pasture with these natural gas seeps near the Waipuka Structure in Permit 38349, East Coast Basin, New Zealand

A spectacular outcrop of the Whangai Formation on the Waimarama coast. Field work has confirmed this potential oil-shale to be over 600m thick in some areas.

A gas seep, within PEP 38349, which locals tapped into 100 years ago for domestic purposes, is known to be biogenic gas and almost 100% methane.

This oil-rich Waipawa Black Shale in outcrop demonstrates the profuse internal fracturing within the formation

Pohokura gas discovery, Shell's offshore development

Port of New Plymouth, New Zealand’s established oil terminal

Oil tank farm in New Plymouth

Cheal oil facility

The New Zealand government central facility where core samples are kept and viewed

Vertical tilted beds of the Gable End sandstone outcrop

Drew Cadenhead describes the fracture and faulting patterns of Miocene sandstones at the Tongaporutu outcrop

The Methanex facility, a major natural gas consumer in New Zealand

Aerial view of Greymouth Petroleum’s new Turangi gas/condensate discovery

Aerial view of Cheal B site where oil and gas were recently discovered

Oil samples from various New Zealand discoveries

Geologist Dave Francis flares the gases in Permit 38348 flowing out of one of the original capturing devices used at the Te Puia Springs gas seeps