Saturday is fuel security day. 30 May 2026 with data from 26/5/26 (1) It knocks off with the publication of the following graph between 8-9 am: Fig 1: Weekly MSO graph with…
Australia may have to save 10 % of diesel for the 2nd half of the year 2026
Australian diesel import update March 2026 In the previous post it was highlighted that forward diesel orders (19 May 2026) were at 2,350 ML per month. If the geopolitical situation were to…
Australian forward fuel orders dropped a 2nd week while diesel stock at maximum
(1) Forward Orders Press conference, Sydney, New South Wales 23 May 2026 CHRIS BOWEN: Thanks for coming, everyone. I’m very pleased today to give the weekly Saturday petrol update. … We have 48…
Australian forward fuel orders dropped by 12 % from previous week
This post turns information given to the media into easily understandable time line graphs. It includes implied and inconvenient facts the Energy Minister did not mention in: Press conference – Sydney Transcript…
Floating offshore diesel storage in Australian EEZ
Same procedure every Saturday. First, a new chart appears on the DCCEEW website Fig 1: New weekly MSO chart for Tuesday, 28 Apr 2026 https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security/minimum-stockholding-obligation/statistics On this basis we can update our…
Australia needs a higher number of tankers to meet fuel import requirements
On 2nd May the Australian Energy Minister released new data on fuel stocks, past tanker arrivals and tankers on the way. This MSO chart was published Saturday morning Fig 1: The weekly…
Australia’s 5th Dimension in securing diesel supplies
This post will show how the Australian government has introduced new dimensions in oil statistics which will hopefully lead to the dawning of the Age of “let the diesel in”. “When the…
Alan Kohler’s Diesel Armada has hit Sydney
Remember this: 15/4/26 ABC News finance report, including a picture of the “armada” of diesel tankers heading for Australia: Fig 1: Diesel Armada heading for Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/wednesday-finance-with-alan-kohler/106568156 Just as NORD VIRAGE was…
Australian crude and fuel imports from Brunei
Salamat Datang Australian Prime Minister Albanese in Brunei April 2026 Previous post: 25/3/2021 Brunei peak oil – golden opportunity for China’s Belt and Road Initiative https://crudeoilpeak.info/brunei-peak-oil-golden-opportunity-for-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative From the Australian PM’s website: Joint…
Australian diesel stocks stabilized mid April 2026
An update to the Minimum Stockholding Obligation has been published today: Fig 1: Chart published by the DCCEEW https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security/minimum-stockholding-obligation/statistics#download …and presented by the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen…