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Downstream_Petroleum_2003_Report

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum today released Downstream Petroleum 2003, a concise overview of petroleum marketing and refining in Australia. The report was launched at Parliament House by The Hon Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources. The newly appointed…

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Mr Dave Reeves was today elected Chairman of the Australian Institute of Petroleum. The Institute is the national body representing Australia's petroleum refiner/marketers. Mr Reeves is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Caltex Australia Limited. Before joining Caltex…
APPEA_Refinery_Speech_31_03_04 , APPEA Speech

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Mr Gerry Hueston, Chairman of the Australian Institute told the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference today that "the Australian refining industry has met some formidable challenges over the last few years but is hopeful of a sustainable future in Australia…

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Craig McGrath, the Chairman of the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre, today announced the appointment of WJ (Ivan) Skibinski as the new Manager of the Centre. Mr Skibinski currently works for Santos where he is the Operations Support Manager. In more than 20 years with Santos Mr. Skibinksi has…

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) welcomes the Government's fuel taxation announcements in its Budget. AIP believes that the announced changes will remove many of the distortions in the current fuel market in Australia, leading to greater certainty for investment by producers of all…

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As of today, AIP will provide Platts data charts for the crude oil, petrol and diesel prices that are widely used as benchmarks for petrol and diesel prices in Australia. The new price information will allow the publication of benchmark fuel prices that are closely followed by oil companies in…

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Following the retirement of Tony Blevins, the new chairman of the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) is to be Gerry Hueston of BP. The appointment is effective from today. Gerry is the Managing Director of BP Australia with additional responsibility as Chief Executive Officer, Marketing,…

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum today advised that rising demand and tight supplies in the international petroleum markets was continuing to put upward pressure on pump prices in Australia. "There are a number of coincidental international factors at work in the market that continue to put…

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum today advised that changes in the international petroleum markets are putting upward pressure on pump prices. "Petrol prices in Australia are set on the price of available product in Singapore, which is a benchmark for prices in the Asian region. The reason…

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum today released its annual survey of oil industry profitability that confirmed the refiner-marketer oil companies made an underlying loss making and selling petroleum products in 2000. The 2000 Ernst & Young Downstream Oil Industry Financial Survey that…