bce1
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Post by bce1 on Sept 19, 2017 20:40:21 GMT 10
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fei
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Post by fei on Sept 21, 2017 23:35:06 GMT 10
It seems that every 6 months or so a report comes out that mentions how precarious Australia's fuel reserves are (ie. basically relying on shipments from Singapore for anything more than about a week's worth of fuel), however successive governments have just ignored the issue or put it in the too hard basket. Too bad when shipments are stopped due to Southeast Asia becoming embroiled in conflict or even just a particularly bad typhoon season.
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paranoia
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Post by paranoia on Sept 22, 2017 0:00:24 GMT 10
It's not really something Australians want the government to "fix".
Fuel storage costs money. On the scale of a country that is a lot of money. Any attempt to raise resiliency of the supply will make the fuel more expensive.
Ask the average Australian if they want to pay more for fuel so that supply can be guaranteed and you'll understand why the government won't touch it.
Those that actually care have fuel stored at their own cost. I see that as a much better solution when compared to government stepping in.
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fei
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Post by fei on Sept 22, 2017 0:06:52 GMT 10
It's not really something Australians want the government to "fix". Fuel storage costs money. On the scale of a country that is a lot of money. Any attempt to raise resiliency of the supply will make the fuel more expensive. Ask the average Australian if they want to pay more for fuel so that supply can be guaranteed and you'll understand why the government won't touch it. Those that actually care have fuel stored at their own cost. I see that as a much better solution when compared to government stepping in. The last article I saw said the costs of building adequate storage facilities and reserves could be covered by a 2c/L charge on petrol. Not exactly a huge cost when you keep in mind how much cheaper petrol has been for the past couple years. But yes, I do see that people would complain even about that small amount + I guess about having fuel depots built on land that could go for housing or whatever. No doubt large volumes of fuel stored by individuals would be confiscated by TPTB if a large-scale fuel crisis did happen though. |
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Post by blueshoes on Sept 24, 2017 22:08:46 GMT 10
The last article I saw said the costs of building adequate storage facilities and reserves could be covered by a 2c/L charge on petrol. Not exactly a huge cost when you keep in mind how much cheaper petrol has been for the past couple years... 2c/L isn't a lot especially when the price fluctuates by 30c/L inside of 24 hours, once or twice a week... |
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