[1] The field is named for Tasman Joseph McKee, a New Zealand energy industry advocate and scientist.
[2] In 1961, Shell BP and Todd Oil Services Limited drilled and tested the Mangahewa 1 well, which was not successful and was abandoned.
Construction of the McKee production station began in 1983, with official opening in 1985.
The $840 million Mangahewa Expansion Train 2 (MET2) increased capacity from 20 to 45 petajoules a year.
[3] In the 25 years to 2009, the McKee field produced 47 million barrels of crude oil and 150 PJ of natural gas.