Media Releases
Australian fuel market highly competitive & delivering benefits to consumers says Senate Inquiry into petrol prices in Australia
The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) welcomes the tabling of the Senate Economics Committee Report into Petrol Prices in Australia. “The central message in the Report is clearly that the Australian fuel market is a strongly competitive market, from which consumers benefit (page 51), particularly in terms of low prices”, said AIP Executive Director Dr […]
Petrol market reform will bring consumer benefits
The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) welcomes the passage through the Australian Parliament of the Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006. The Executive Director of AIP, Dr John Tilley said, “AIP congratulates the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Ian Macfarlane for pursuing the difficult and lengthy process of downstream market reform.” “We also commend […]
Australian consumers continue to benefit from a competitive petrol market and retail price cycles
The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) recently lodged a comprehensive submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into the price of petrol in Australia. This submission has been prepared to improve community understanding about petrol pricing in Australia and the international and domestic factors impacting on the level of petrol prices and on their movement over […]
Australian fuel prices closely follow Singapore prices
The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) has recently lodged a comprehensive submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into the price of petrol in Australia. This submission has been prepared to improve community understanding about petrol pricing in Australia and the international and domestic factors impacting on the level of petrol prices and on their […]
AIP Submission to Senate Committee Inquiry into the Price of Petrol in Australia
The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) has lodged a comprehensive submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry into the price of petrol in Australia. This submission has been prepared to assist the Senate Economics Committee, the community and other interested parties in developing an understanding about petrol pricing in Australia and the international and domestic factors […]
AIP welcomes action to implement retail petroleum market reform
The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) and its member companies welcome the introduction of legislation into the Australian Parliament by Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources to implement retail petroleum market reform. The Australian petroleum market will continue to see ongoing changes driven by competition at all levels of the market. These changes […]
Australian petroleum industry gets a good health report
The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) member companies welcome the results of the industry’s 12th Health Watch report which reveal that employees of the petroleum companies involved in Health Watch are less likely than Australians in the general population to die of the diseases which commonly cause death – including heart and respiratory conditions as […]
Ethanol in the Transport Fuel Market
Dr John Tilley, Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum, told the 2005 International Ethanol Conference in Brisbane today that AIP members see a role for ethanol as a fuel extender, replacing some fuel imports and helping to meet the growth in overall fuel demand, as well as a potential role for ethanol as […]
AIP welcomes continuation of retail petrol market reform
The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) and its member companies welcome the announcement by Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources on 7 December to continue retail petrol market reform. The Australian petrol market will continue to see ongoing changes driven by competition at all levels of the market. These changes have brought many […]
Media Release: Coastal shipping reform will improve the competitiveness of Australian oil refining
Coastal shipping reform will improve the competitiveness of Australian oil refining The Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AlP), Dr John Tilley, welcomed comments made by Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss that the Australian Government is looking to amend restrictive coastal trading laws and to reduce red tape associated with the coastal trading […]