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  1. 14th January 2007, 02:39 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Franz
    That would make sense - I've noticed that the diesel in VIC has a very yellow tinge to it (only of late).
    Does this mean Vic diesel is weak as p...
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  2. 14th January 2007, 05:36 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by dm_td5
    Does this mean Vic diesel is weak as p...
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  3. 14th January 2007, 07:50 PM #13
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    same thing over here, i filled the truck up at shell the other day and could have swarn it was bright green anti-freeze! was always light brown before.
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  4. 15th January 2007, 11:20 AM #14
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    As we get our Diesel from Shell I sent them an Email last night re Colour, this what I got back:

    Hi Andrew,
    "The colour of Diesel fuel can vary substantially depending on a few factors. Firstly, Diesel fuel is generally a clear to straw (yellow) colour, this can vary though depending on crude oil source, processing, and also, how you look at the diesel (from above, or through it).
    Diesel produced from different crude base stocks can vary from clear, through to a dark yellow or green colour.

    Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (50ppm), which has been around for a few years now, is much more highly processed, and this can have an effect on colour, including making it look green.
    Finally, when looking at diesel through a glass jar, looking throught it, diesel may look a straw colour, when looking down on top of it, it may appear green. This is due to light refracting differently.
    Shell do not currently supply a bio-diesel product in Australia. If we do introduce a product in the future though, it will meet all relevant Australian standards".

    Kind Regards,
    Shell Technical Advice Team
    The Shell Company of Australia Limited
    GPO Box 872K, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia
    Tel: +61 1300 134 205
    Fax: +61 1300 134 209
    Email: technical-au@shell.com
    Internet:     http://www.shell.com.au

    Well I was in shock because I got a reply so quickly. Umm I guess that sounds right
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  5. 15th January 2007, 11:29 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by George130
    With the Bio. Caltex is rolling out 2% Bio across the country. Discovered that little gem over the new year trip after filling up. Asked the manager about it and he said it will be the norm soon. He also assured there would be no problems and I was covered if anything went wrong.
    In Germany, france and many other parts of europe, ALL diesel is 5% bio - made from canola. The bio has been added to solve the lubricity problems that ULSD (or is it UULSD now) has.

    Each state in OZ has 1 or 2 refineries, and all the fuel sold in that state usually comes only from those refineries - the other "brands" are supplied under product sharing agreements. So for example, QLD has Caltex and BP - BP supply shell and Caltex supply mobil and most of the independents.

    And for those who don't think Australian refineries produce their own diesel:
    In 1998-99, Australian refineries produced in total 42 943.7 megalitres (ML) of marketable products of which 18 705.3 ML was petrol and 12 296.7 ML was diesel.
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