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Shifting consumer preferences, as well as economic and policy changes, have seen the demand for LPG powered vehicles and LPG fuel decline sharply in recent years.![At a Glance: Australian Refineries Support Better Fuels](/sites/default/files/styles/listing_image/public/2017-09/Australian%20Refineries%20support%20better%20Fuels.jpg?itok=KY6Jr-Bz)
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Australian refineries have long supported orderly transitions to better fuel standards where a community benefit has been demonstrated in terms of health and environmental outcomes, and where the cost impacts on refineries and consumers can be effectively managed.![At a Glance: AIP's Role in the Downstream Petroleum Industry](/sites/default/files/styles/listing_image/public/2017-09/AIP%20role%20in%20the%20Downstream%20Petroleum%20Industry-01.jpg?itok=rwJDEDRJ)
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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) was formed in 1976 to promote industry self-regulation and an effective dialogue between the oil industry, government and the community. It replaced a number of other organisations including the Petroleum Information Bureau that had been operating in…![At a Glance: Australian Oil Refineries](/sites/default/files/styles/listing_image/public/2017-09/Australian%20Oil%20Refineries-01.jpg?itok=vnkL79Xf)
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Australian oil refineries make a significant contribution to the economy and local communities, and support our key export industries and supply security. They play a major role in Australia’s fuel supply chain, producing around half of the transport fuels needed every day.![Diesel Fuel and Back-up Generation Issue](/sites/default/files/styles/listing_image/public/2017-09/Diesel_fuel_Back-up_Generation-1.jpg?itok=cV7ukohL)
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This paper has been developed by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism in consultation with NOSEC, the Energy Infrastructure Assurance Advisory Group (EIAAG) and AIP. The paper provides information and general advice on the issues organisations should be aware of to ensure that back-up…![Supply Reliability](/sites/default/files/styles/listing_image/public/2017-09/Maintaining_Supply_Security_and_Reliability_for_Liquid_Fuels_in_Australia.jpg?itok=b67i-9y_)
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AIP has produced a new publication – Maintaining Supply Security and Reliability for Liquid Fuels in Australia – which provides a factual overview of the liquid fuels market and supply chain in Australia. It also details the key factors influencing the secure and reliable supply of liquid fuels to…Date
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The NOSEC is a committee of the Ministerial Council on Energy (MCE) and provides the main executive channel through which Commonwealth and State Governments formulate their overall management response to a national liquid fuel emergency. The task of the NOSEC is to ensure that the Federal…Date
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Relying on shipping (for imports) does not increase security risks, and shipping lanes are not easily disrupted. Most countries are reliant on movements of petroleum (crude and product) within and between countries, and particularly so for Australia (in both an export and import sense).…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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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…