Thread: FUEL REFINERIES GET A $2BILLION LIFE EXTENSION

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

after killing off our previous refineries our govt has granted a $2billion lifeline to our 2 existing refineries.

correct me if I'm wrong but these 2 refineries are limited in their supply and either can only supply limited local supplies to Melbourne and Brisbane metropolitan areas.

the rest of Australia is supplied by imports by sea , I'm led to believe mostly from Singapore , even our defence dept relies on imported fuel supply.

maybe when the 2bill runs out we will ready for electric.....is that their plan?

imagine our defence dept running out of fuel, imagine an all electric defence force. a charge of electric tanks only to stop and have to wait hours to recharge then continue the offense

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

maybe when the 2bill runs out we will ready for electric.....is that their plan?

Plan??!!

Everything by most all in charge is reactive.

Its a bloody disgrace that we are dictated by OPEC and that we import a lot from Singapore and other places.

Our fuel security issues will continue until our transport shifts from imported oil to locally generated electricity, preferably renewable. Being independent improves national security.

Can’t see the difference between importing the raw product or the finished product to be honest. If they aren’t competitive then they should close. There’s no fuel security either way - having them or not makes no difference.

Should save the $2B and use it for something useful rather than keep a handful of people employed and making rich multinationals even richer.

It's not quite that simple Gav. Ideally we are supposed to have 90 days reserve fuel, stored within the country, for security in case of war. I don't recall the details, mandate or law, or what types of fuels.
Should anything prevent fuel ships reaching our shores at present, we would be out of fuel in under a fortnight.
Should anything nation want to invade Australia, the most expedient method would be to bomb the Singaporean refineries. Within two weeks our Armed Forces would be all but crippled.
We have plenty of capped light crude wells in this country. Light crude is not the ideal raw material, but would do should we be denied imported crude, but retain the ability to refine fuel.
Interestingly, there is only one small, independent refinery close to the crude source, in this country, it refines mainly naphtha, a solvent that can be used as a petrol substitute.

I believe it is our federal government doing a panic behind the scenes in response to our armed forces chief and our defense minister both publicly declaring that armed conflict with China is coming. Wouldn't really matter though. A few well directed missiles would deliver a knock out blow.

I guess then that armed forces Chief General Campbell might have to reconsider his position of knocking out the Warrior "Esprit de cour" culture of our front line soldiers.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

after killing off our previous refineries our govt has granted a $2billion lifeline to our 2 existing refineries.

correct me if I'm wrong but these 2 refineries are limited in their supply and either can only supply limited local supplies to Melbourne and Brisbane metropolitan areas.

the rest of Australia is supplied by imports by sea , I'm led to believe mostly from Singapore , even our defence dept relies on imported fuel supply.

maybe when the 2bill runs out we will ready for electric.....is that their plan?

How did the Government kill off fuel refineries?