Category: Fuel & Forecourt News

Another eventful year in the retail fuel market

Independents gain as supermarkets drop share in their fuel segment. By David Burton. In the retail fuel market, an eventful 2015 saw independents pick up market share from the supermarket petrol chains. Woolworths, which has issues with...

Petrol price update

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia decreased 1.1¢ to 129.8¢ a litre nationally in the week ending September 6, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum's 'Weekly Petrol Prices' report. The...

Puma Energy opens conventional buoy-mooring system in Angola

As the debate goes on in Australia regarding the country’s fuel security and the merits of refining compared with importing, Puma Energy, which now has a local footprint, has taken steps to...

Caltex does its bit for fuel supply

The newly converted Kurnell terminal in Sydney supplies fuel to retail sites and commercial customers across NSW and the ACT, according to a Caltex release at its annual general meeting. The total...

Union’s security concerns over refinery closures

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is concerned about diminished fuel security caused by closure of all the petroleum refineries in NSW and the ACT. “From September 2014, all fuel supplies for transport,...

Energy White Paper dodges comments on transport fuel supply

One mid-size marine fuel tanker carries the equivalent of 1,000 truck tankers, so replacement supplies cannot be transported from other states in the event of a disruption to these ports or ships. In...

BP strengthens regional supply

In late May, BP announced a number of changes to its operations in Australia and New Zealand to build its fuels business across parts of regional Australia and better position its terminals...

UK forecourt and convenience segment receive payment shake-up

While Australia waits for Apple Pay, UK consumers started with the service in mid-July. This has led to initiatives to make payments easier and a reliance on cash dropping even further. Only a...
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