FUEL – AUSTRALIA

Australian fuel supplies in the crosshairs

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Original article by Patrick Commins
The Australian – Page: 18 : 9-Jan-20

Elizabeth Buchanan from the Department of Defence’s Australian War College says the oil price would be the "first casualty" if the US were to retaliate after Iran’s missile strikes on its bases in Iraq. She says Iran would be likely to use oil as a weapon against the US and its allies, warning that the latter are likely to be hardest hit as the US is now largely oil self-sufficient. Buchanan warns that Australia is particularly vulnerable given that most of its liquid fuel is imported and the nation has no emergency fuel stocks.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE. AUSTRALIAN WAR COLLEGE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY

Red light flashing over fuel security

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Original article by Primrose Riordan
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 7-Jan-19

There is growing concern about Australia’s limited onshore fuel stockpiles, with experts warning that it is less prepared than other developed nations for an international crisis that would affect fuel supplies. Data from the Department of Energy shows that Australia’s petrol stockpile would last 22 days, while the diesel fuel supply would be exhausted in just 17 days. In contrast, the International Energy Agency recommends that nations have a fuel stockpile equivalent to 90 days. The federal government has been criticised for delaying a review of Australia’s fuel stockpiles.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE