Policy
Australian Refinery Industry – Meeting the Challenges
Mr Gerry Hueston, Chairman of the Australian Institute told the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference today that “the Australian refining industry has met some formidable challenges over the last few years but is hopeful of a sustainable future in Australia”. The speech, “Australian Refining – Meeting the Challenges” emphasised that while petroleum […]
Downstream Petroleum Update 2004
AIP produces an industry report – ‘Downstream Petroleum’ – which provides a concise overview of downstream petroleum refining and marketing in Australia. The report, compiled every two years, covers the financial performance of the industry and the future challenges it faces.
AMOSC Appoints New Manager
Craig McGrath, the Chairman of the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre, today announced the appointment of WJ (Ivan) Skibinski as the new Manager of the Centre. Mr Skibinski currently works for Santos where he is the Operations Support Manager. In more than 20 years with Santos Mr. Skibinksi has held a number of operations management […]
AIP Welcomes Budget Taxation Announcement
The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) welcomes the Government’s fuel taxation announcements in its Budget. AIP believes that the announced changes will remove many of the distortions in the current fuel market in Australia, leading to greater certainty for investment by producers of all fuels, both alternative and conventional. These changes will underpin a more […]
To Business Editors And News Directors
As of today, AIP will provide Platts data charts for the crude oil, petrol and diesel prices that are widely used as benchmarks for petrol and diesel prices in Australia. The new price information will allow the publication of benchmark fuel prices that are closely followed by oil companies in Australia when setting their wholesale […]
Ernst and Young Downstream Oil Industry Financial Survey 2001
AIP produces an industry report – ‘Downstream Petroleum’ – which provides a concise overview of downstream petroleum refining and marketing in Australia. The report, compiled every two years, covers the financial performance of the industry and the future challenges it faces.
AIP Appoints New Executive Director
Mr Bryan Nye, currently Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Property Institute, has been appointed Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum. The appointment takes effect from 7 August 2000. In announcing the appointment, the Chairman of the Institute, Mr Peter Duncan, said that Mr Nye brings to the Institute substantial experience in policy […]
Oil Industry Action Agenda Released
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 severe competition from new and expanded refineries in Asia. Despite initiatives to improve efficiencies and […]
No Winners in Withdrawal of Petroleum Industry Reform Package
The oil industry is extremely disappointed that the Government has found it necessary to withdraw the petroleum industry reform package. This withdrawal is the result of the failure by the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) to accept a key element of the Government’s reform package. By undermining the reform package, the MTAA has demonstrated […]
Oil Industry Urges Completion of the Reform Package for the Petroleum Products Industry
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 Petroleum said ‘AIP member companies can accept the draft Oilcode (subject to agreement on one […]