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Australia has robust emergency response plans and arrangements Industry and governments fully recognise the potential impacts of a severe national shortage of fuel supplies to business and consumers. Australia has robust response plans for managing a national liquid fuel emergency, which…Date
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All fuel users need to analyse and understand their own fuel use and to consider how best to manage the potential impacts of reduced fuel supply Many larger fuel users only hold limited stocks on the expectation that stocks will be held by fuel suppliers, or indeed governments will intervene…Date
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The Federal Government has introduced regulation of the quality of petrol and diesel fuel in Australia. The principal drivers of the fuel quality regulation are environmental. The adoption of emerging vehicle engine and emission control technologies is a key strategy in the management of ambient…
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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) in conjunction with petrol manufacturing and importing member companies have decided to remove dye from unleaded petrol and E10 (regular unleaded petrol with 10% ethanol added). This change will not have any impact on the fuel’s performance or on…
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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…
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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) advises that petrol manufacturing and importing member companies are currently in the process of changing the industry controlled standard colour (dye) of unleaded petrol (i.e. 91 Research Octane Number grade) from Purple/Bronze to Red/Orange. This colour…
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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) today released 'Downstream Petroleum 2011', the new edition of AIP's biennial publication on the state of the Australian downstream petroleum industry and its financial performance. This latest report provides a concise overview of recent developments…
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"Downstream Petroleum 2009 highlights the significant contribution of the downstream petroleum industry to Australia's economic prosperity and its importance to Australia's energy security," said Executive Director of AIP, Dr John Tilley. "This new edition of the report also outlines the…
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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) advises that AIP member companies will cooperate with the Government's proposed implementation of a National FuelWatch Scheme. AIP Executive Director, Dr John Tilley, said today, "the key industry objective will be to help ensure that a truly…
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AIP and its member companies welcome the very encouraging results of the industry's 13th 'Health Watch' Report released today. "The Study clearly shows that petroleum industry employees have better health than the general Australian community and are less likely to die from cancer and…