Why our oil refineries are shutting down « ROGER MONTGOMERY
Why our oil refineries are shutting down Back in the 1960s, manufacturing contributed 25% to Australia’s GDPIf normal market forces prevail we should see the continuation of shutdowns of less efficient Australian refineries and an increasingly larger This is
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Refinery closures ‘made us stronger’ - The Australian | Latest Australian National and Live Business News
This means that refinery closures have merely switched oil imports to petrol or diesel imports, having no impact on energy security.The lack of Australian pipelines and sparse population meant emergency stockpiles could need to be shipped further from city
Get PriceAustralian oil refineries are closing, but Vitol believes it can defy the trend
Swiss oil trader Vitol could hardly have timed its entry to the Australian fuel market better. When it emerged as the buyer of Shell's local downstream business in February 2014, there was a degree of surprise that anyone would want to take on the ageing, loss-making refinery at its heart. Scott
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Australia more vulnerable than ever to fuel import disruptions
Fig 5: Australian oil balance Fig 6: Australian oil production decline Australian crude oil imports Fig 7: Australian crude oil importsAdditional diesel imports after the refinery closures mainly come from South Korea and Japan. Fig 11: Australia’s jet fuel imports
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Australia's 2015 oil product imports set to soar after ageing refinery closures | Reuters
SINGAPORE, April 14 (Reuters) - Australia’s oil product imports in 2015 are expected to grow at the fastest pace in at least seven years as it shuts another ageing refinery, putting it on track to become Asia-Pacific’s second biggest gasoline importer by the end of the decade. Higher Australian
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Security in doubt as Australia's aging oil refineries shut down
The looming closure of three Australian refineries will affect the security of liquid fuel supplies in Australia. This is particularly so if the government and the oil industry do not devise
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Australian Crude Production and Refining | Australian Institute of Petroleum
Refinery closures have not weakened Australia’s supply security Reductions in Australian crude oil production and refining capacity mean that more of our transport fuel demand growth will be met by imports largely from the Asian region (where excess supply
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Refining Australia's fuel security policy
Caltex announced that the results of an operational review due in six months could lead to refinery closures.ExxonMobil’s Singapore refinery or Shell’s Singapore refinery is more cost-effective for oil companies. How do refinery closures affect Australia’s
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Report on Australia’s oil refinery industry
increasing technical complexity needed for refining of the broad range of crude oil and the high Australian dollar,the retail price for petrol is not impacted by refinery closures. The changes in domestic refining capacity to date will not impact on Australia There
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It's a bleak future for refineries in Australia | Herald Sun
And when you look at the previous refinery closures or conversions to fuel terminals at Kurnell and Clyde in Sydney, Port Stanvac in Adelaide and now Shell's decision to sell its last Australian refinery at Geelong,
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Australian Crude Production and Refining | Australian Institute of Petroleum
Refinery closures have not weakened Australia’s supply security Reductions in Australian crude oil production and refining capacity mean that more of our transport fuel demand growth will be met by imports largely from the Asian region (where excess supply
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Italian refineries at risk of closure: industry group | S&P Global Platts
All Italian oil refineries, even the most efficient or most technologically advanced, risk closure amid narrowing margins and greater international competition that has eroded output by 24% since 2008, the president of Unione Petrolifera, Italy s principal downstream
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More refineries at risk of closure in Europe, new capacities elsewhere: Platts summit | S&P Global Platts
There is a risk of more refinery closures in Europe once the initial impact of the IMO sulfur cap regulation on marine fuel is digested, while elsewhere in the world new capacities are coming on strea
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Australian may buck a trend with new Queensland oil refinery - The Barrel Blog
The Barrel Blog HOME Categories Agriculture Biofuel Grains Sugar Coal Electric Power Metals Natural Gas Oil Jet Fuel Petrochemicals Renewable Energy Shipping Uncategorized Home > Oil > Australian may buck a trend with new Queensland oil refinery
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Oil product imports set to soar as BP, Shell close Australian refineries
Australia's oil product imports in 2015 are expected to grow at the fastest pace in at least seven years as it shuts another ageing refinery. Oil product imports set to soar as BP, Shell close Australian refineries Skip to sections navigation Skip to content Skip to
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Australian Refinery Closures To Prompt Higher Oil Imports In 2015
Oil product imports for Australia in 2015 are expected to increase at a faster pace than the last seven years as the country shuts down another old oil refinery. Australia’s rising oil imports will make the nation the second biggest oil importer in the Asia-Pacific by the
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Almost Half of Australia’s Petrol, Diesel and Jet Fuel Imports come from South Korea and Japan - Resilience
After 3 refinery closures, Australia's fuel imports from East Asia have replaced previous imports coming from countries outside the Korean conflict zone.
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121119 AWU submission - Inquiry into Australian Oil Refinery Industry
AWU Submission Inquiry into Australia’s Oil Refinery Industry November 2012!! 2! !Inquiry into Australia’s Oil Refinery Industry Paul Howes – National Secretary The Australian Workers’ Union Level 10, 377-383 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000
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Australia still not meeting oil reserve obligations and Netherlands treaty may not add enough - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Oil stocks currently sit at between 51 and 52 days, and a wave of oil refinery closures in recent years has been blamed for the decline."The Australian Government intends to purchase up to 400 metric kilotons of oil stock tickets in the 2018-19 and 2019-20
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List of oil refineries
This is a list of oil refineries. The Oil & Gas Journal also publishes a worldwide list of refineries annually in a country-by-country tabulation that includes for each refinery: location, crude oil daily processing capacity, and the size of each process unit in the
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The Barrel Blog HOME Categories Agriculture Biofuel Grains Sugar Coal Electric Power Metals Natural Gas Oil Jet Fuel Petrochemicals Renewable Energy Shipping Uncategorized Home > Oil > Australian may buck a trend with new Queensland oil refinery
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121119 AWU submission - Inquiry into Australian Oil Refinery Industry
AWU Submission Inquiry into Australia’s Oil Refinery Industry November 2012!! 2! !Inquiry into Australia’s Oil Refinery Industry Paul Howes – National Secretary The Australian Workers’ Union Level 10, 377-383 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000
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Closure of BP refinery at Bulwer Island in Brisbane a sign of times for industry | Daily Telegraph
The announcement of the closure of oil giant BP’s refinery at Bulwer Island in Brisbane mid next year is just the latest in a string of refinery closures. Shell closed its doors at its Sydney refinery in Clyde in September 2012 and Caltex recently ceased production
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Australia oil data - June 2015 - Energy Aspects
Australian oil products demand rose y/y for the first time in three months in June, by 10 thousand b.. Press enquiries Careers Contact us Log in Request a trial About Us Services Research Data
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Brisbane faces Caltex closure threat
Caltex Australia has refused to guarantee the long-term future of 660 workers at its Brisbane oil refinery after committing to shutting its Sydney plant.A combination of cheap labour
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Fuel crisis warning over refinery closures (Page 1) / General / Forums / Railpage
She said further closures could jeopardise Australia's oil refining capacity to the point where the country could struggle to meet its defence fuel supply needs.
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Australian oil imports set to soar | Financial Times
The Australian government is relaxed about growing imports, noting that other developed countries in Europe also rely on imports. Martin Ferguson, minister of resources and energy, says the closures “will not jeopardise Australia’s energy security”. But for the
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Almost Half of Australia’s Petrol, Diesel and Jet Fuel Imports come from South Korea and Japan - Resilience
After 3 refinery closures, Australia's fuel imports from East Asia have replaced previous imports coming from countries outside the Korean conflict zone.
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UPDATE 2-Shell puts its Geelong Australia refinery up for sale | Reuters
SYDNEY, April 4 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell put its Geelong oil refinery in Australia up for sale as mounting competition from Asia and reduced margins hammer the country’s crude processors. The refinery could be converted into an import terminal if no buyer is found, said Andrew Smith, vice
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BP to close Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane: Hundreds of jobs axed - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Global oil giant BP will shut its Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane with the loss of hundreds of jobs. Staff numbers at the refinery will be cut from 380 to 25 by 2015.
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