This post turns information given to the media into easily understandable time line graphs. It includes implied and inconvenient facts the Energy Minister did not mention in: Press conference – Sydney Transcript…
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Matt Mushalik (MEAust, CPEng)
Sydney
Floating offshore diesel storage in Australian EEZ
Same procedure every Saturday. First, a new chart appears on the DCCEEW website Fig 1: New weekly MSO chart for Tuesday, 28 Apr 2026 https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security/minimum-stockholding-obligation/statistics On this basis we can update our…
Australia needs a higher number of tankers to meet fuel import requirements
On 2nd May the Australian Energy Minister released new data on fuel stocks, past tanker arrivals and tankers on the way. This MSO chart was published Saturday morning Fig 1: The weekly…
Australia’s 5th Dimension in securing diesel supplies
This post will show how the Australian government has introduced new dimensions in oil statistics which will hopefully lead to the dawning of the Age of “let the diesel in”. “When the…
Alan Kohler’s Diesel Armada has hit Sydney
Remember this: 15/4/26 ABC News finance report, including a picture of the “armada” of diesel tankers heading for Australia: Fig 1: Diesel Armada heading for Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/wednesday-finance-with-alan-kohler/106568156 Just as NORD VIRAGE was…
Australian crude and fuel imports from Brunei
Salamat Datang Australian Prime Minister Albanese in Brunei April 2026 Previous post: 25/3/2021 Brunei peak oil – golden opportunity for China’s Belt and Road Initiative https://crudeoilpeak.info/brunei-peak-oil-golden-opportunity-for-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative From the Australian PM’s website: Joint…
Australian diesel stocks stabilized mid April 2026
An update to the Minimum Stockholding Obligation has been published today: Fig 1: Chart published by the DCCEEW https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security/minimum-stockholding-obligation/statistics#download …and presented by the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen…
Discrepancies in diesel sales and stocks in the Australian Petroleum Statistics
Where has all the diesel gone? The moment of the truth for monthly fuel stock taking: Stocks at beginning of month + Imports – Exports + Refinery output – Sales = Stocks…
How much fuel does Australia get from Singapore?
Energy Super Power Australia is forced to beg neighbours for oil and fuels as a result of 2 decades of failed energy policy since the conventional crude oil peak in 2005, ignored…
Tankers arriving and departing in Sydney
Updated 26/10/26 This is a dynamic post. It will be updated as the situation in Hormuz and Bab el Mandeb changes and tankers are arriving and departing Jump straight to today’s critical…