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speech_09_05_05

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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…
SPILLCON-2004-opening-address_24_08_04

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum today welcomed delegates to Spillcon 2004, the premier Marine Oil Spill Response conference in the Southern Hemisphere. The conference is sponsored by the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC) and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). In…

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) said today that new quality standards for petrol and diesel, announced by the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator the Hon Ian Campbell, will improve urban air quality. AIP Executive Director, Dr John Tilley said, "AIP members support the…

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AIP members welcome the Australian Government's Energy Statement as a sound basis for the downstream petroleum industry to address its future challenges. Recognition of the national contribution of the industry and the need for a long term, stable policy framework as an essential element of a…

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Three of Australia's peak automotive industry and consumer bodies have urged the federal government to support a maximum limit of10 percent of ethanol in petrol and not to mandate its use. The landmark determination by the three bodies sets a clear agenda for government deliberations. The…

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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…

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum today suggested a touch of reality was required in the current debate on petrol prices. "The attached table published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) clearly shows that the Australian petroleum industry is intensely competitive and is recognised as…

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Australian motorists benefited from falling petrol prices across the country during March, according to the latest independent Informed Sources petrol price report. The Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum, Mr Bryan Nye, said the Informed Sources report for March showed…