Australia’s public broadcaster, in its flagship 7:30 program, highlighted fuel supply problems in this story: VIDEO: Fears about Australia’s fuel security in the future 3 Dec 2025 Running out? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/fears-about-australia-s-fuel-security/106098554 It includes…
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NSW power supplies October 2025 – 70 AEMO lack of reserve notices and 8 intervention instructions
In October 2025 AEMO (Australian Energy Market Operator) issued 72 lack of reserve notices and 8 market intervention instructions: 46 LOR 1 forecast lack of reserve notices on 23 days 5 LOR…
NSW power generation curves, lack of reserves and intervention notices September 2025 (part1)
Weather Fig 1: Sydney sunshine hours Solar power storage needs to be designed for 1 day without sun and 7 days with only 50% output Fig 2: Temperatures in September 2025 Power…
Peak oil in Asia 2024 update
Fig 1: Asia Pacific oil production 1965 – 2024 Fig 2: China oil production vs consumption Fig 3: India oil production vs consumption Fig 4: Indonesia oil production vs consumption Fig 5:…
Australian Productivity Roundtable: coal fired for now with solar outlook
This post will be updated from time to time https://treasury.gov.au/review/economic-reform-roundtable Energy is the economy and the economy is energy On the eve of the talkfest: 128570 RESERVE NOTICE 18/08/2025 05:43:38 PM Actual Lack…
Sydney’s wintry midnight electrification 12-13th August 2025 based on coal
This is the continuation of the previous post. https://crudeoilpeak.info/premier-nsw-energy-guzzler-in-winter-coal-plants-running-at-90-capacity-during-critical-evening-periods Fig 1: Another cold and rainy winter day We are supposed to electrify with renewables and energy storage. https://smartlifestyleaustralia.com.au/electrification-australias-path-to-lower-carbon-emissions But in NSW, that’s…
Premier NSW energy guzzler in winter: coal plants running at 90 % capacity during critical evening periods
In winter afternoons and evenings coal fired power plants are running >90% of capacity for 64% of the time. Fig 1: NSW generation by fuel type July 2025 https://explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/nsw1/?range=30d&interval=1d&view=discrete-time&group=Detailed Coal dominates with…
Australian petrol import dependency April 2025 Update
Fig 1: Australian petrol imports We can see that petrol imports from Singapore almost tripled after 2020/21 when the Wuhan virus hit. However, Singapore’s refinery output has not increased. Fig 2: Singapore…
Australian Jet fuel imports are 50 per cent dependent on Middle East oil
This is a continuation of a series of articles on Australia’s fuel imports which have fundamentally increased due to the closure of local refineries and also growing demand from very high rates…
Australian diesel import dependency on Middle East oil Update April 2025
In this 3rd post on Australian diesel imports, the focus is on the dependency on Middle East oil as Israel and Iran have started to attack their oil refineries. Fig 26: Iran…