Oil prices soar: Sydney petrol prices hit record high

Oil prices soar: Sydney petrol prices hit record high

3 years ago
What happened? Last week, the Brent crude price jumped US$7.52 a barrel or 11.5 per cent to US$72.70 a barrel. And the US Nymex price added US$6.42 a barrel or 10.3 per cent to US$68.74 a barrel. It was the biggest percentage gain for both prices since June 2020. According to data from the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the Sydney average price of unleaded petrol rose by 10.5 cents a litre last week to a […]
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Tobacco haul seized at Qld border check

3 years ago
More than half a million dollars worth of “illicit tobacco” has allegedly been found inside a truck stopped as part of a police operation on Queensland’s southern border. The semi trailer with NSW registration was stopped at a checkpoint at Coolangatta on Wednesday, where Queensland Police allegedly found a large quantity of “tobacco and tobacco related products”. Moving illicit substances into Queensland has taken on a further element of risk now every vehicle is being […]
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Viva Energy boss sees lockdown fuel slump until 2022

3 years ago
Australian fuel supplier Viva Energy expects ongoing lockdowns to continue hammering petrol, diesel and jet fuel demand for the rest of the year, but the vaccine rollout is lifting its confidence about the path to a more normal 2022. Viva, which runs Australia’s Shell-branded petrol stations, on Tuesday reported its profit had jumped 87 per cent in the June half as the country started emerging from the harsh lockdowns of 2020 that wiped out sales […]
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EPA fined Petrol Tanker Driver for Signage Breach

3 years ago
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Dangerous Goods transport company Days Logistics $4,000 for not appropriately supervising one of its drivers to ensure safe and lawful transportation of dangerous goods. In December 2020 a member of the public observed a petrol tanker, operated by Days Logistics, on the Bradfield Highway without carrying the proper warnings in the afternoon peak and notified the EPA. An EPA investigation found the tanker was carrying petrol at […]
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EV vs PHEV vs self-charging hybrid vs mild hybrid

3 years ago
Anyone just dipping their toe into the world of hybrid and electric cars for the first time may be surprised to discover that it’s not just a case of just electric or petrol power. There are a few different types of hybrid car out there, generally diversified by how big their batteries are and how long they can run on pure electric power, if at all. This difference then feeds into the respective cars’ fuel […]
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