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Australia more vulnerable than ever to fuel import disruptions
Posted on April 14, 2017 | No CommentsThis is because after the closure of 3 oil refineries in Sydney and Brisbane fuel imports have skyrocketed and these additional imports come from and pass through an area where […] -
NorthConnex road tunnel contract signed only days after US$ 150-200 oil price warnings in Davos
Posted on February 10, 2015 | No CommentsThis post is for the record, to be used later in this website’s I-told-you-so menu. $3 billion NorthConnex tunnel contract signed and ground broken Fig 1: From left: NSW Roads […] -
Sydney’s risky NorthConnex tunnel will not solve congestion problem
Posted on October 10, 2014 | No CommentsFig 1: NorthConnex tunnel proposal http://northconnex.com.au/library.php The current congestion problem on Pennant Hills Rd is caused by 4 distinctive traffic flows overlapping in this narrow corridor: (a) trucks on the […] -
Sydney’s M2 toll road less busy than forecast in Transurban investor presentation of 2011
Posted on July 14, 2014 | No CommentsFig 1: M2 at Murray Farm Rd – summer evening 2013/14 The Sydney Morning Herald quotes from Transurban’s latest June 2014 ADT data that traffic on the M2 increased by […] -
M2 daily traffic growth below Transurban’s expectations
Posted on April 30, 2014 | No CommentsIn what might be an early warning sign, Transurban traffic data for the 1st quarter 2014 show that ADT on the M2 – after a 9 month ramp-up period following […] -
Australian governments want to pay $810m subsidy for unviable road tunnel in Sydney while competing rail projects under construction (part 3)
Posted on March 31, 2014 | No CommentsIn parts 1 and 2 of this series of articles on the proposed NorthConnex road tunnel we found that project related documents fail to deal with oil supply constraints and […] -
Australian governments want to pay $810m subsidy for unviable road tunnel in Sydney while Benefit Cost Ratio is low (part 2)
Posted on March 30, 2014 | No CommentsThe 1st part of this series of articles analysed that the oil supply situation will be tight by 2019 when the proposed road tunnel is supposed to open. This 2nd […] -
Australian governments want to pay $810m subsidy for unviable road tunnel in Sydney as next oil price spike looms (part 1)
Posted on March 27, 2014 | No CommentsThe Federal government refused to financially help car manufacturers and airlines, arguing that companies need to get their “house in order”. The Federal budget is deep in the red. Yet, […] -
Unsustainable Sydney: cost of using M2 toll-way grows 4 times faster than traffic
Posted on January 16, 2014 | No CommentsLatest figures for the 4th quarter of 2013 show that for a 7.5% increase of traffic over 3 years after an additional 3rd lane was opened, the cost to motorists […] -
Abbott’s roads for the 21st century will not even reduce CO2 emissions by 5% in 2020
Posted on November 18, 2013 | No CommentsThe Abbott government invited comments on the operation of the Emissions Reduction Fund with following brief: The Emissions Reduction Fund is a central element of the Australian Government’s Direct Action […]
![Australia more vulnerable than ever to fuel import disruptions This is because after the closure of 3 oil refineries in Sydney and Brisbane fuel imports have skyrocketed and these additional imports come from and pass through an area where […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Australian_diesel_imports_by_country_2004_Jan2017-115x115.jpg)
![NorthConnex road tunnel contract signed only days after US$ 150-200 oil price warnings in Davos This post is for the record, to be used later in this website’s I-told-you-so menu. $3 billion NorthConnex tunnel contract signed and ground broken Fig 1: From left: NSW Roads […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/World_Economic_Forum_Davos_Jan2015-115x115.jpg)
![Sydney’s risky NorthConnex tunnel will not solve congestion problem Fig 1: NorthConnex tunnel proposal http://northconnex.com.au/library.php The current congestion problem on Pennant Hills Rd is caused by 4 distinctive traffic flows overlapping in this narrow corridor: (a) trucks on the […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Pennant_Hills_Rd_AWDT_tunnel_2013_2019-2029-115x115.jpg)
![Sydney’s M2 toll road less busy than forecast in Transurban investor presentation of 2011 Fig 1: M2 at Murray Farm Rd – summer evening 2013/14 The Sydney Morning Herald quotes from Transurban’s latest June 2014 ADT data that traffic on the M2 increased by […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/M2_actual_ADT_June_2014_superimposed_Transurban_forecast_Mar_2011-115x115.jpg)
![M2 daily traffic growth below Transurban’s expectations In what might be an early warning sign, Transurban traffic data for the 1st quarter 2014 show that ADT on the M2 – after a 9 month ramp-up period following […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/M2_ADT_Transurban_projection_vs_actual_Mar2014-115x115.jpg)
![Australian governments want to pay $810m subsidy for unviable road tunnel in Sydney while competing rail projects under construction (part 3) In parts 1 and 2 of this series of articles on the proposed NorthConnex road tunnel we found that project related documents fail to deal with oil supply constraints and […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Cheltenham_construction_work_Mar2014_small-115x115.jpg)
![Australian governments want to pay $810m subsidy for unviable road tunnel in Sydney while Benefit Cost Ratio is low (part 2) The 1st part of this series of articles analysed that the oil supply situation will be tight by 2019 when the proposed road tunnel is supposed to open. This 2nd […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bcr_2004_skm_page22-115x115.jpg)
![Australian governments want to pay $810m subsidy for unviable road tunnel in Sydney as next oil price spike looms (part 1) The Federal government refused to financially help car manufacturers and airlines, arguing that companies need to get their “house in order”. The Federal budget is deep in the red. Yet, […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/NorthConnex_video3-115x115.jpg)
![Unsustainable Sydney: cost of using M2 toll-way grows 4 times faster than traffic Latest figures for the 4th quarter of 2013 show that for a 7.5% increase of traffic over 3 years after an additional 3rd lane was opened, the cost to motorists […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/M2_Westbound_607X_18Dec2013-115x115.jpg)
![Abbott’s roads for the 21st century will not even reduce CO2 emissions by 5% in 2020 The Abbott government invited comments on the operation of the Emissions Reduction Fund with following brief: The Emissions Reduction Fund is a central element of the Australian Government’s Direct Action […]](http://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Australia_emission_projections_1990_2020_DCCEE_2012-115x115.jpg)