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Australian refineries continue to operate with no indications of any plans to close the remaining four There have been statements and Inquiry submissions from all refining companies about their future refinery investment plans and the ongoing role of these facilities in meeting customer…

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Self-sufficiency in transport fuels is not necessary for supply security Security of supply is the result of resilient and efficient supply chains and robust risk management – it is not about self-sufficiency or independence from markets. There are 3 critical elements of any strategy to…

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Transport fuel imports do not increase risk for supply reliability and security A diversity of global supply sources and local import facilities provide a range of options for Australia. Australia is already dependent on imports to meet the growth in demand for transport fuels (eg. demand…

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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…
The colour of australian unleaded petrol is changing

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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…
Coastal shipping reform

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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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2 December 2013 AIP and its member companies welcome the very encouraging results of the industry's 14th Health Watch Report released today by Monash University. Overall, the Study clearly shows that petroleum industry employees have better health than the general Australian community and are…
HealthWatch

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AIP and its member companies welcome the very encouraging results of the industry's 14th Health Watch Report released today by Monash University. Overall, the Study clearly shows that petroleum industry employees have better health than the general Australian community and are less…
AIP_media_release_280912

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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) 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…