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The AIP produces a simple set of facts to assist the community, commentators and other interested parties in understanding the key market and other factors influencing fuel prices in Australia.
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The AIP produces a simple set of facts to assist the community, commentators and other interested parties in understanding the key market and other factors influencing fuel prices in Australia.
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Shifting consumer preferences, as well as economic and policy changes, have seen the demand for LPG powered vehicles and LPG fuel decline sharply in recent years.
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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) was formed in 1976 to promote industry self-regulation and an effective dialogue between the oil industry, government and the community. It replaced a number of other organisations including the Petroleum Information Bureau that had been operating in…
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The price of petrol in Australia is dependent on world market prices Crude oil, petrol and diesel are bought and sold in their own markets. Each market is regionally based and there are linkages and transactions between regional markets. Prices in regional markets reflect the supply and…
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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) welcomes the release of the Federal Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) White Paper which addresses many of the issues raised by industry concerning the overall detailed design of the CPRS. In particular, the White Paper reflects a more…Date
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AIP welcomes the conclusions of the ACCC Pricing Inquiry, that there is no evidence of price fixing or collusion in the fuel supply industry in Australia and that petrol pricing is largely a result of international factors. The Executive Director of AIP, Dr John Tilley, said, "AIP and its member…Date
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The Executive Director of AIP, Dr John Tilley said "the release of the report by the Prime Minister's Emissions Trading Task Group provides a considered basis for the Australian community to increase its efforts to respond to the climate change challenge. This report outlines a clear set of…Date
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The Executive Director of AIP, Dr John Tilley said that "the current high petrol prices are caused by international market pressures – not price gouging by major oil companies. In particular, strong demand for petrol – particularly in the US – has occurred at a time of tight petrol supply across…
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The Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) welcomes the tabling of the Senate Economics Committee Report into Petrol Prices in Australia. “The central message in the Report is clearly that the Australian fuel market is a strongly competitive market, from which consumers benefit (page 51),…