1 week ago
Coronavirus: United push to protect energy supplies and consumers
Australia’s energy ministers will sign off on a national response to COVID-19 led by governments and industry, focusing on managing electricity, gas and fuel supplies, monitoring long-term impacts and ensuring consumer …
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3 weeks ago
Emergency fuel should be stored in Australia, not in the US
THE Australian Government should not have agreed to lease space in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve and should, instead, store an emergency reserve here, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Chair …
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2 months ago
Fuel security versus energy resilience
There are generally two things that occur following natural disasters such as the recent bushfire emergency that has impacted six Australian States/Territories in recent weeks. The first involves the provision …
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3 months ago
Choppers fly fuel into fire-hit Vic town
Defence helicopters carting 4000 litres of unleaded fuel are on their way to the bushfire-ravaged Victorian coastal town of Mallacoota.
Federal member for Gippsland Darren Chester took to Facebook on …
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3 months ago
Australian fuel supplies ‘in the crosshairs’ if US-Iran conflict escalates
Australia’s oil supplies are “in the crosshairs” if the US-Iran conflict escalates, a leading energy security expert has warned, after crude prices spiked in response to Iranian missile strikes on …
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3 months ago
Junction works on getting fuel, gift cards for Kangaroo Island’s bushfire affected
Junction is driving support for Kangaroo Island locals affected by the bushfires through a fuel card campaign.
Junction, which manages the Community Centre in Kingscote, is calling for South Australians …
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3 months ago
Fuel shortages slowing bushfire evacuees
Fuel shortages and long queues are hampering efforts to escape bushfire-hit areas of NSW and Victoria.
Victorian authorities have urged tourists and locals to leave the state’s alpine and …
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3 months ago
Pumps run dry at the only service station at Queenstown
The only service station in Queenstown ran out of petrol on one of the busiest weekends of the tourism season.
The Queenstown Caltex had drained its supplies of unleaded and …
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5 months ago
Talking Point: Fuel supply — always just three weeks from disaster
THE attack on a crucial Saudi oil facility last month shows again the fragility of Australia’s reliance on market forces and international shipping for its supply of liquid fuel.
Thankfully, …
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6 months ago
Viva Refinery marks 12th incident response callout after Monday leak
Emergency services have been called to Geelong’s oil refinery at least 12 times in 2019, again rushing to a leak at the Corio plant on Monday.
The CFA was called …
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