Latest data from the Australian Department of Energy and Climate Change published on 24 Oct show that jet fuel stock were 745 ML, just 68 ML above the minimum stock holding obligation…
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Australian jet fuel stock floating offshore while fuel prices are flying away
Around 36% of Australian jet fuel stock is floating offshore outside coastal waters when comparing MOS and APS data. This is part 2 of the analysis on the fuel update 17 Oct….
Yes Minister, Chinese tankers still arrive in Sydney – just in time
In a lucky-down-under episode of the BBC series “Yes, Minister” https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006xtc3 we try to verify the Energy Minister’s repeated statements like this one: Press conference, Brisbane, QLD 20 March 2026 CHRIS BOWEN,…
China fuel exports suspension: Australia will have to replace 28% of its jet fuel imports from other countries
Australia’s jet fuel imports: Fig 1: Australian jet fuel imports While the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked: China urges refiners to suspend fuel exports amid Mideast war, sources say SINGAPORE, March 5…
Fly, money, fly. Australian jet fuel import bills skyrocket
One of the biggest dangers is that military conflicts in the Middle East turn into a tanker war. Marlin Luanda with Russian (!!) Naphtha for Singapore hit by missile and on fire…
Another 3 year warning on Australia’s fuel imports vulnerability
This article is an update to a previous post: 8/11/2022 Only 3-4 years to replace/save 45% of Australian diesel imports? https://crudeoilpeak.info/only-3-4-years-to-replace-save-45-of-australian-diesel-imports It incorporates the recently released Defence Strategic Review. Fig 1: Australian…
China – Australia passenger traffic has peaked 2018-19 before Covid
The number of arriving and departing passengers on direct flights from/to (mainland) Chinese airports has peaked in 2018 and 2019, BEFORE the corona virus hit in the 1st quarter of 2020. Arriving…
How the first phase of peak oil brought Virgin Australia into minus after 2008
Fig 1: The conventional crude oil plateau started in 2005 At the end of the high oil price period in June 2014, Virgin Australia had liabilities of $ 4.7 bn. Despite lower…
Qantas growing passenger numbers don’t increase revenue
A lot has been written about Qantas’ FY 2014 losses of AU$2.8 bn but no analysis was done by the main stream media how the timeline of these losses are connected to…
The end of airlines predicted by no other than former Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon in July 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald published the following article 2 days after Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced a 1st half year loss of $252 million and job cuts of 5,000 Mayday: how Qantas…