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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 HEALTH WATCH STUDY Since 1980, the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) has commissioned the development and operation of an independent epidemiology program called Health Watch. Health Watch is a research program which studies people who have worked in the Australian petroleum (oil…

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Caltex Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Tony Blevins will succeed Shell Australia Chairman Peter Duncan as Chairman of the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) effective today. Mr Blevins has been Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Caltex since 31 March 2000 and a…

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The petroleum industry today welcomed new legislation providing for the safety needs of large-scale hazardous facilities such as refineries, factories and storage places in Queensland. "The Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001 passed by Parliament today is progressive legislation…

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Mr Bryan Nye, currently Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Property Institute, has been appointed Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum. The appointment takes effect from 7 August 2000. In announcing the appointment, the Chairman of the Institute, Mr Peter Duncan,…

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OIL INDUSTRY ACTION AGENDA RELEASED The Federal Government and the oil industry today released the Downstream Petroleum Products Action Agenda. AIP Chairman, Peter Duncan, said that the refining industry had come under severe challenge in recent years, the result of severe competition from…

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The oil industry is extremely disappointed that the Government has found it necessary to withdraw the petroleum industry reform package. This withdrawal is the result of the failure by the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) to accept a key element of the Government’s reform package. By…

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The oil industry today urged the Opposition and the Democrats to allow the passage of the Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill, containing the Government’s reform package for the petroleum products industry. Jim Starkey, Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum said ‘AIP…

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum is disappointed that the Opposition and the Australian Democrats are not yet prepared to support much needed reform of the framework of regulation governing petroleum retail marketing. The lack of agreement in the report of the Senate Rural and Regional…