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Weekly diesel prices

The average price of diesel fuel in Australia rose 1.4¢ to 154.1¢ a litre nationally in the week ending June 3, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Diesel Prices’ report. The...

Diesel-fuel vehicles drop in popularity

The popularity of diesel-fuel vehicles has fallen slightly in recent years with 45 per cent of people surveyed in a Roy Morgan Research study saying they would seriously consider buying a diesel-fuel...

New fuel reporting laws

The Australian parliament formally passed the Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting Bill (2017) last week, writes ACAPMA. This bill was developed following extensive consultation with industry and other stakeholders over the past 12...

Diesel exemption from dangerous goods code under review

The NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) recently approached ACAPMA seeking comment on a proposal to remove the current exemption of diesel from the Australian Dangerous Goods Code. It is understood NSW EPA is...

BP launches new range of ‘dirt-busting’ fuels

BP Australia has launched a new range of fuels, Ultimate 98 Unleaded and Ultimate Diesel, designed to remove dirt from engines. The new fuels are claimed to remove deposits left by previous ordinary...

Caltex looks to the sun for outback diesel supply

Caltex Australia has constructed what is believed to be the world’s first fully-transportable solar-powered retail fuel outlets, allowing 24-hour access to diesel in remote parts of Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The Australian company...

BP Logan Motorway Service Centre opens for business

BP Logan Motorway, eastbound on the Logan Motorway and Paradise Road interchange in Larapinta, is the first Highway Service Centre to be opened in Queensland in 10 years and is one of...

Managing the risks of contact with diesel exhaust

Some 1.2 million Australian workers were exposed to diesel exhaust in the workplace in 2011, including drive-in booth operators, oil and gas workers, forklift drivers, loading dock workers, truck drivers, and vehicle...
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