Australian governments of the last 10 years consistently ignored Asia peak oil warnings. There was ample time to build onshore oil and fuel storage in this period In the meantime, oil consumption…
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….
Australian Diesel imports in August dropped from high in May
Once a month the Energy Minister’s weekly fuel update https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/bowen/transcripts/press-conference-fairfield-west-nsw-7 coincides with the release of new data from the Australian Petroleum Statistics (in this case August), the moment of the truth because…
First early hot summer day in spring 2026 and power prices spike at a whopping AUD 23k per MWh
NSW was surprised by an early, short heatwave of 35 degrees in Sydney, followed by a rainy day No cooling sea breeze. Temps from the coast to the West 35 degrees 4…
Energy Minister Bowen firm in refusing Russian fuel imports but keeps options open for diesel imports from Russian dependent India
Summary 1 The Russian – Indian dilemma for Australian diesel imports 2 Australian diesel stock as low as at beginning of Iran war 3 Forward orders down and again no diesel volumes…
Australian Energy Minister Bowen downplays diesel supply risk after Saudi Arabia visit
Summary 1) Fuel supply Update 1.1) Stock in days …
Australia to expect less petrol and jet fuel deliveries in next 4 weeks as diesel economy guzzles along
Since 20 June, Energy Minister Chis Bowen failed to release expected deliveries by fuel. He only informed the public about the total numbers. This website criticised this deficiency. It made it impossible…
Australian diesel imports to July 2026
The Australian Petroleum Statistics with data up to July 26 were recently published. Imports are recorded from Customs data when tankers arrive in ports or in domestic waters. Floating storage in the…
Australian onshore diesel stock on 15 Sep 2026 very likely near or below MSO level
Total diesel stock on 15 July is slightly less than on 3 March. But the big change is that the estimated onshore share has decreased by 14%, very likely near or below…
Australian Diesel stocks down from maximum in July 2026 by 6 days to 32 days, the same level as beginning March
Back to square one. Just as the situation in the Middle East is worsening, diesel (and also jet fuel stocks) are basically down to March 2026 levels. This is because Australian onshore…