Thread: Future availability of LPG

To be clear
In NSW there are 4 types of fuel
ULP which is 91 octane and has no ethanol
E10 which is 94 octane and has 10% ethanol
Premium 95 which AFAIK has no ethanol
Premium 98 ditto.
Because of the mandated % Coles has no ULP in most Sydney Metro stations but available in the country.

Regards Philip A

Another contributory factor 'may' be the reduction in production facilities.

eg HC extractions at Kurnell used to take feed (waste) from the refinery and extract LPG for automotive use (up to 6 tonnes per hour).
Now the refinery has ceased production, they will be closing up as there is no feedstock.

Martyn

We are converting our refineries to terminals because, over the past few years, it has been cheaper to import our fuels than produce them here. We'll just import gas if local production doesn't keep up with demand.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Because of the mandated % Coles has no ULP in most Sydney Metro stations but available in the country.

Fortunately, one of my local Woolies Caltex stations (there are two within a km of each other in my suburb) has ULP.

BP in Tassie has ceased selling LPG due to "its" world wide change in handling procedures,, none of the Tassie sites can be changed viably,,

Yes, I know Pedro, now in Kingston only the Caltex have gas

There is an ethanol plant just across the road from me.

Run by the Rocky Point Sugar Mill , it's potential has never been realised as the govt and other bodies continuously fight their applications to manufacture for motor industry use.

All of their production goes to 'industrial' products. eg . metho.

Regulations prohibit any other persons from buying the ethanol for personal use.

If the plant was opened up to produce to the auto industry most of the local cane farmers would also benefit from increased production.

I'm not sure where the ethanol in our blended fuels is sourced from. Might search.

In NSW the ethanol all comes from Manildra's starch plant at Bomaderry.

The ethanol plant was originally commissioned to clean up biologically active effluent from the starch process, which the EPA didn't like.

The NSW state government then legislated a % of total petrol sales had to be ethanol, and restricted imports.

Dick Honan is a great businessman and negotiator!

Regards Philip A