Thread: Energy security, and our National fuel reserve

Originally Posted by 4bee

HELL! Can you imagine a big oil spill over there?

It would decimate the Bight & it's surrounds . Shirley they are not serious.


Seems they are.......Great Australian Bight Exploration - oil and gas exploration GAB

The company is the same mob that had the huge oil spill in the gulf of Mexico. Their record is, according to them, two huge spills in 59,000 wells. I'm not a gambler. Spend the money on Hydrogen.

Only two? That we have ever heard of that is.

It only takes just one to **** up half the globe.

Norwegians may be nice people but when it comes to oil exploration let them do it in their own enclosed by land backyard.

Technically, there have only been a few nuclear accidents too.....

Originally Posted by Eevo

given that EV are all the rage, do we even need a reserve?

If our reserves run out the Army and Navy wont be able to play war games .
Hopefully it does not become serious or we will be stuffed.

Originally Posted by 123rover50

If our reserves run out the Army and Navy wont be able to play war games .
Hopefully it does not become serious or we will be stuffed.

Guess the navy might have enough to go elsewhere to fill up HMAS Sirus and Success Mk2 have "The ship can carry over 34,806 cz (cubic metres) of fuel including 5,486 cz (cubic metres) of aviation fuel for use by RAN helicopters. Sirius can replenish ships at sea by day and night, and is capable of replenishing two ships at a time. She has transfer points for fuel, water and stores"

Think the fleet to get to Africa,US, Canada or almost anywhere on that load

Army can march apparently

I think we need to put a lot more thought into becoming energy self-sufficient. We are at the bottom of the world and no-one owes us a living. Energy self-sufficiency should be a top priority.
In WW2 the Japanese objective was to capture Port Moresby and use it as a base to attack shipping to and from Australia and strangle our economy. They nearly succeeded too, reaching the ridge above the airport.
It just shocks me that any government would accept this country getting down to around 20 days of fuel supplies. That is just negligence, I think.
The 90 day target would be better, but really we have aiming for full self sufficiency.
If we could meet more of our needs through exploration, increased gas and a huge increase in renewables, making EVs commonplace, it would be great.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Guess the navy might have enough to go elsewhere to fill up HMAS Sirus and Success Mk2 have "The ship can carry over 34,806 cz (cubic metres) of fuel including 5,486 cz (cubic metres) of aviation fuel for use by RAN helicopters. Sirius can replenish ships at sea by day and night, and is capable of replenishing two ships at a time. She has transfer points for fuel, water and stores"

Think the fleet to get to Africa,US, Canada or almost anywhere on that load

Army can march apparently

Without escorts, both ships would just be targets. Ask any submariner. There are only two kinds of warships, submarines and targets. If we were threatened with invasion, The LHD's would be required to be moved , with soldiers, to counter such invasion. The oilers would have to support them. The Navy does not have enough escorts , our only hope would be for The USN to support us. If they were otherwise engaged in their own struggle for survival, goodnight the fox. We may have the best trained little Army in the World [ and I believe we do], but it means nothing if they can't close with and engage the enemy.

Why the hell aren't we refining the oil we are pulling out of the ground in Australia instead of sending it overseas we could be producing our own fuel.