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Oil Industry Rejects Fuel Savings Claim

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Australia's oil industry today rejected Federal Government claims that cost reductions as a result of tax reform would see industry savings of 1.5 cpl on petrol and diesel. The Deputy Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum, Mr Ewen Macpherson,…
Oil Industry Supports Phase Out Of Leaded Petrol

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The oil industry today supported the announcement by the Federal Minister for the Environment Robert Hill that leaded petrol would be phased out nationally by 1 January 2002. 'The oil companies will be introducing lead replacement petrol progressively in each…
AIP Welcomes Commonwealth Crackdown On Fuel Scam

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum has welcomed the Federal Government's decision to crack down on illicit fuel blending activities, but has urged wider reform to stop the problem re-occurring in the future. "Today's announcement by the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Rod…
AAA Called On To Support Reform To Stamp Out Petrol Racket

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The Australian Institute of Petroleum today called on the Australian Automobile Association to support measures to combat the current fuel substitution racket. AIP Executive Director, Mr Jim Starkey, said the Australian Automobile Association's opposition to excise uniformity on petroleum products…
Oil Industry Urges Measures To Prevent Fuel Substitution Practices

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The oil industry today urged Federal and State Governments to introduce measures to end once and for all fuel substitution practices. The call follows exposure of the latest racket, which involves unscrupulous operators blending the solvent toluene into petrol, so…
Facts Demolish Oil Company Price Manipulation Claims

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"Despite constant accusations of oil company price manipulation, the facts show that petrol prices fell in every town and city measured by the independent Informed Sources petrol price monitoring service," the Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum, Mr…
Oil Industry Action Agenda Released

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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…
Oil Industry Urges Completion of the Reform Package for the Petroleum Products Industry

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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…
Oil Industry Responds to Senate Committee Recommendations for Reform of Industry Regulation

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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…
Environmental performance of the Australian oil industry

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AIP member companies, individually, and collectively through the Institute, share the general community concern for conservation of the environment and actively seek to protect air, water and soil from contamination through their operations and through communication with Governments and local…