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Australian refineries Archive
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Australian Fuel Security Review ignores peak oil in China 2015 (part 1)
Posted on April 29, 2019 | No CommentsJust a week before a Federal election was called the Australian Minister for Energy, Angus Taylor, released an interim report on fuel security on 4th April 2019 for public consultation (hereinafter […] -
Almost half of Australia’s petrol, diesel and jet fuel imports come from South Korea and Japan
Posted on August 12, 2017 | No CommentsAs the world wonders what comes next in the North Korean missile crisis we need to have a look what a military confrontation would mean for Australia. This article from […] -
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 […] -
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s exciting energy security in Australia
Posted on July 7, 2016 | No CommentsA miracle happened 1 minute to 12. Two journos asked energy security questions at last week’s National Press Club in which Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was given a last […] -
Australian budget 2016 underestimates role of oil (part 2)
Posted on June 7, 2016 | No CommentsIn part 1 we found that Treasury did not really explain why global growth is slower than expected given the oil price drop. We looked at some parameters like employment, […] -
No glut in Australian petroleum inventories
Posted on January 12, 2016 | No CommentsThe Australian Capital’s daily newspaper Canberra Times started the New Year by reprinting an article of the Daily Telegraph referring to an abundance of oil – without checking whether this […] -
Sydney’s Caltex refinery closed as Chevron’s crude production and sales continue to decline
Posted on October 17, 2014 | No CommentsAs already announced in July 2012, Sydney’s Caltex refinery (135 kb/d) has now closed, replaced by a fuel import terminal, holding approximately 45 to 60 days of inventory (Caltex Annual […] -
Why the closure of BP’s Brisbane Bulwer refinery reduces Australia’s energy security
Posted on April 9, 2014 | No CommentsContrary to BP’s media statement the closure of the Bulwer refinery in Brisbane will reduce Australia’s energy security because Australia’s crude oil imports as refinery feedstock come from a dozen […] -
Geelong refinery sold as Shell’s oil production continues to decline
Posted on February 23, 2014 | No Comments21 Feb 2014 Shell today announced it has reached a binding agreement to sell its Australia downstream businesses (excluding Aviation) to Vitol for a total transaction value of approximately A$2.9 […] -
Chevron’s oil production, sales decline 5 %
Posted on August 28, 2013 | No CommentsAfter the publication of Caltex Australia’s half year results for 1H 2013 the media again failed to analyse where Sydney’s fuel imports will come from once its Kurnell refinery closes […]