Media Release

The Department of Defence will seek input from major oil companies and the States and Territories in an afternoon conference to be conducted at Defence Headquarters next Tuesday (2/3).

The Head of Capability Programs and Resources, Dr Ian Williams, will open the conference shortly after 1pm.

Departmental experts will brief the delegates, including senior representatives of BP, Caltex, Mobil, Shell and the Australian Institute of Petroleum on the results of a Bulk Liquid Distribution Study undertaken by the Capability Analysis Branch of the Strategic Policy and Plans Division in the Headquarters.

Departmental speakers are expected to outline broad Defence thinking on further study on the source of supply for fuels, as well as its distribution, management and support before seeking a response from industry to the study.

[The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is one of the big fuels customers in Australia. The ADF accounts for about 500 million litres of fuel per annum comprising:

• Nine million litres of petrol (about 0.5% of national demand);

• 290 million litres of aviation turbine fuel (some 6% of national demand);

• 3.7 million liters of aviation gasoline (about 4% of national demand); and

• 190 million litres of diesel (automotive and ship – about 1.7% of national demand).

About $200 million is spent annually in Australia and about $20 million offshore. Shell, BP, Mobil (and GASENG) hold contracts to provide diesel and Shell, BP, Mobil and Caltex, contracts to provide aviation fuels.]

MEDIA ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN THE MAIN THEATRETTE IN BUILDING R1 TO THE LEFT REAR OF BLAMEY SQUARE

Tony Underwood: 6265 2703

Issued by the Defence Public Affairs Organisation, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT, 2600

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