Author Topic: Diesel shortage. Western VIC. (Read 6708 times)

Vk3bq · « **on:** December 07, 2012, 06:57:46 AM »

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-06/diesel-shortage-fears-aired/4412644

Abc country hour had an article about diesel shortages yesterday and this morning metro melbourne news has the same. Limited supplies to western VIC affecting wheat harvest and they worry for tourists over Xmas.

Looks like I'm heading north east then

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Mace · « **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2012, 02:54:55 PM »

Not just western Victoria now.

2 out of three servo's in Benalla are out. Other one low.

DSE have hired fuel trailers to have a back up.

"Probably a week until next deluvery"

Bendigo also:

http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/1170473/bendigos-diesel-stocks-running-on-empty/?cs=80

Bird · « **Reply #2 on:** December 07, 2012, 03:00:54 PM »

Quote from: Vk3bq

harvest and they worry for tourists over Xmas.

Worry? or charge 20cpl more per ltr??

Sounds like a good excuse to me to up the ****in price.. oh hang on, its the holidays in a few weeks... *SHOCK*

Vk3bq · « **Reply #3 on:** December 07, 2012, 03:07:42 PM »

I put in 100l from a BP today. Just to make sure I had a backup

. At $1.46. Which is about right for metro Melbourne prices over the last 4 weeks. Though now shell have 8 cent off vouchers Its a lot of money

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dingo 001 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 07, 2012, 03:36:25 PM »

petrogas delivery today ran dry no more at depo

Kit_e_kat9 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 07, 2012, 04:25:41 PM »

So what's the real reason behind the shortage?
What are the production issues they speak of?
Surely they don't have just one refinery in Vic?
Why don't they just get it trucked in from out of state?
Since it's one of the by-products of unleaded production, will there be unleaded shortages?

So many question still unanswered by those reports.

Kit_e

Vk3bq · « **Reply #6 on:** December 07, 2012, 04:53:21 PM »

Corio shell plant had a fault last week. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2012/12/06/356143_news.html this has stopped production and reduced the stores?

oldmate · « **Reply #7 on:** December 07, 2012, 05:03:06 PM »

It's an excuse to raise the price. It goes like this.

" We are running low on diesel, so we better put the price up 50c a litre, because then we will have enough, then after new year we will drop it 20c and the dumb pilgrims will never know we are ripping them off. Excellent Smithers excellent.

Bird · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2012, 05:08:37 PM »

Quote from: oldmate on December 07, 2012, 05:03:06 PM

It's an excuse to raise the price. It goes like this.

" We are running low on diesel, so we better put the price up 50c a litre, because then we will have enough, then after new year we will drop it 20c and the dumb pilgrims will never know we are ripping them off. Excellent Smithers excellent.

GGV8Cruza · « **Reply #9 on:** December 08, 2012, 05:33:19 AM »

Panic buying has hit Melbourne, on the way to work this morning four stations were already empty. I found one and filled up to the brim plus the Gerry just in case

GG

speewa158 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 08, 2012, 06:03:45 AM »

l was under the impresion the Xmas was a time for a beer strike now its a fuel shortage but the interest rates are down so if the price of fuel goes up its all good . What about " Push Bikes " for all this season

GGV8Cruza · « **Reply #11 on:** December 08, 2012, 06:06:58 AM »

Quote from: speewa158 on December 08, 2012, 06:03:45 AM

l was under the impresion the Xmas was a time for a beer strike now its a fuel shortage but the interest rates are down so if the price of fuel goes up its all good . What about " Push Bikes " for all this season

Good idea Speewa, but I was wondering where I would mount the brake controller on the bike so that the Omeo pulls up at each set of lights

GG

speewa158 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 08, 2012, 07:32:12 AM »

Think of the travel time savings as you only get to the end of the driveway & set up on the nature strip as you will be buggered by then

xcvator · « **Reply #13 on:** December 08, 2012, 08:41:22 AM »

It should be rationed for trucks and earthmoving equipment only

Vk3bq · « **Reply #14 on:** December 08, 2012, 08:51:55 AM »

And the headers on the farm

) gotta harvest that wheat. I'm off to the shops to buy some old chip oil.

Tim - Stratford · « **Reply #15 on:** December 08, 2012, 09:03:05 AM »

We're running a diesel Territory at work......might have the weekend off!

Bird · « **Reply #16 on:** December 08, 2012, 02:15:42 PM »

Quote from: Vk3bq on December 08, 2012, 08:51:55 AM

And the headers on the farm ) gotta harvest that wheat. I'm off to the shops to buy some old chip oil.

Mcdonalds are using their old oil for their delivery fleet now the said in the paper.

Ranger Mike · « **Reply #17 on:** December 08, 2012, 03:21:41 PM »

Some serious mega litres are heading from Sydney to Vic and this has been happening for the last week, being Christmas there is allways some kind of a screw up in the fuel supply industry

If you think it is bad now just wait untill they start to import the majority of fuels from places like Indonesia

Closing our own refineries is not a very good idea IMO

Mace · « **Reply #18 on:** December 08, 2012, 06:33:17 PM »

Quote from: Ranger Mike on December 08, 2012, 03:21:41 PM

If you think it is bad now just wait untill they start to import the majority of fuels from places like Indonesia
Closing our own refineries is not a very good idea IMO

well over 50% of our deisel does come from Indonesia/overseas. We have to blend in the imported stuff with ours to get our production sulphur levels down to acceptable standards.

The mix of local/imported fuel is now something like 40/60, and increasing all the time.

dav · « **Reply #19 on:** December 08, 2012, 08:16:11 PM »

Caltex Sydney make 175000L per hour and another 90000L of jet fuel per hour. Shell Geelong would be around the same so when the a unit stops working its make for a quick shortage and import fuel takes months to organise.

Bird · « **Reply #20 on:** December 10, 2012, 11:57:03 AM »

mainstream media has finally caught up

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/diesel-shortage-threatens-buses-and-taxis-20121210-2b4p4.html

Vk3bq · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2012, 05:38:55 PM »

Between work in Springvale and home in mt Waverley on the long way home. I passed 10 servos looking for diesel in the work car. All out

Yimmy · « **Reply #22 on:** December 10, 2012, 07:34:19 PM »

It has hit eastern south aus today as well.

Mate of mine runs a servo in riverland sa, he expected to be out by 10am this morning.

His supply company expected a delivery of 60,000l for them to supply all of their servos in sa

Hmmm better fill up

Mace · « **Reply #23 on:** December 10, 2012, 09:23:07 PM »

Quote from: Yimmy on December 10, 2012, 07:34:19 PM

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His supply company expected a delivery of 60,000l for them to supply all of their servos in sa

That is about 1 B-Double load. Will not go far! Depending on the configuration of the truck, that will be 5 compartments of fuel. They only deliver full compartments, so thats 5 servo's max that can be topped up.

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