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Load shedding in New South Wales 27 November 2024 (part 2)
Posted on December 6, 2024 | No CommentsIn the first part we saw details of the Tomago smelter load shedding. In this post, let’s have a look at the coal plants: Fig 10: Table showing availability of […] -
Load shedding in New South Wales 27 November 2024 (part 1)
Posted on December 5, 2024 | No CommentsAt lunchtime, on Nov 27th, estimated demand in NSW was around 12,000 MW with a long period of extremely high spot prices: Fig 1: NSW electricity demand and forecast spot […] -
Sydney is about to close rail line amid high risk of Middle East oil crisis
Posted on September 27, 2024 | No CommentsT3 Bankstown line to close from Monday 26 Sep 2024 The closure of the T3 Bankstown line between Sydenham and Bankstown will begin from Monday 30 September to convert the […] -
Australia’s Diesel import vulnerabilities update May 2024
Posted on August 9, 2024 | No CommentsGiven the increase in Middle East tensions after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh on 31 July 2024 in Tehran, it is time to look at Australian oil vulnerabilities Diesel consumption […] -
More power price spikes on Australia’s east coast on 5 Aug 2024 lasting more than 2 hours
Posted on August 7, 2024 | No CommentsOn 5 August 2024 Australia’s east coast experienced power price spikes in all States, only 5 days after it already happened on 31 July. Prices climbed as high as $17,500/MWh […] -
Chilly winter evenings and tight power supplies cause simultaneous price spikes in all Australian east coast States
Posted on July 31, 2024 | No CommentsThe longest price spike periods happened in South Australia after sunset and under low wind conditions, requiring gas fired power to reach 80% in the generation mix. Gas is in […] -
NSW power price spikes and administered price caps in May 2024
Posted on May 16, 2024 | No CommentsThis post describes a series of price spikes in NSW which happened between Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th of May 2024. The following Fig 1 and Fig 2 […] -
Peak gas in Victoria, Australia
Posted on March 28, 2024 | No CommentsReport from AEMO (AEMO=Australian Energy Market Operator) on East Coast gas supplies: 21 Mar 2024 AEMO’s latest gas market outlook for Australia’s east coast has forecast a gap in gas […] -
Last hot summer day in NSW: ALL 12 coal powered units running at combined 90% of capacity
Posted on March 8, 2024 | No CommentsContinuous power price spikes on hot summer day in NSW – yet again. Fig 1: Temperatures in NSW on 29 Feb 2024 (ABC News/BOM) Fig 2: Temperatures in Sydney on […] -
Fly, money, fly. Australian jet fuel import bills skyrocket
Posted on January 28, 2024 | No CommentsOne 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 […]
![Load shedding in New South Wales 27 November 2024 (part 2) In the first part we saw details of the Tomago smelter load shedding. In this post, let’s have a look at the coal plants: Fig 10: Table showing availability of […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW-4-coal-plants-27Nov24.jpg)
![Load shedding in New South Wales 27 November 2024 (part 1) At lunchtime, on Nov 27th, estimated demand in NSW was around 12,000 MW with a long period of extremely high spot prices: Fig 1: NSW electricity demand and forecast spot […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW-LOR-table-27Nov2023.jpg)
![Sydney is about to close rail line amid high risk of Middle East oil crisis T3 Bankstown line to close from Monday 26 Sep 2024 The closure of the T3 Bankstown line between Sydenham and Bankstown will begin from Monday 30 September to convert the […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Sydney-Rail-Map-annotated.jpg)
![Australia’s Diesel import vulnerabilities update May 2024 Given the increase in Middle East tensions after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh on 31 July 2024 in Tehran, it is time to look at Australian oil vulnerabilities Diesel consumption […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Australian_diesel_imports_by_country_2004_May2024.jpg)
![More power price spikes on Australia’s east coast on 5 Aug 2024 lasting more than 2 hours On 5 August 2024 Australia’s east coast experienced power price spikes in all States, only 5 days after it already happened on 31 July. Prices climbed as high as $17,500/MWh […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW-Price-spikes-5Aug24.jpg)
![Chilly winter evenings and tight power supplies cause simultaneous price spikes in all Australian east coast States The longest price spike periods happened in South Australia after sunset and under low wind conditions, requiring gas fired power to reach 80% in the generation mix. Gas is in […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Dispatch-31Jul-10am.jpg)
![NSW power price spikes and administered price caps in May 2024 This post describes a series of price spikes in NSW which happened between Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th of May 2024. The following Fig 1 and Fig 2 […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW-power-by-fuel-7-8May24.jpg)
![Peak gas in Victoria, Australia Report from AEMO (AEMO=Australian Energy Market Operator) on East Coast gas supplies: 21 Mar 2024 AEMO’s latest gas market outlook for Australia’s east coast has forecast a gap in gas […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Gas-production-VIC-NSW-Moomba-Dec2023-annual.jpg)
![Last hot summer day in NSW: ALL 12 coal powered units running at combined 90% of capacity Continuous power price spikes on hot summer day in NSW – yet again. Fig 1: Temperatures in NSW on 29 Feb 2024 (ABC News/BOM) Fig 2: Temperatures in Sydney on […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/NSW-afternoon-29Feb24-max-demand.jpg)
![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 […]](https://crudeoilpeak.info/wp-content/uploads/Fly-money-fly.jpg)