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Kerosene was used extensively in the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century as a fuel for lighting homes and streets. With the advent of the motor car, crude oil came into demand as a fuel. By 1911 petrol surpassed kerosene in sales as the fuel for most vehicles. [1] [2]: 48
On 1 January 2012, the Nigerian government headed by president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, tried to cease the subsidy on petrol and deregulate the oil prices by announcing the new price for petrol as US$0.88/litre from the old subsidised price of US$0.406/litre (LAGOS), which in areas distant from Lagos petrol was priced at US$1.25/litre.
Bulwer Island Refinery was an oil refinery on Bulwer Island near the mouth of the Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia.It is now a petroleum import and storage terminal. It was built by Amoco in the 1960s, taken over by BP in 1984 and converted to an import terminal in 20
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From 1998 to 2004, the price of gasoline fluctuated between $0.26 and $0.53 per liter ($1 and $2/U.S. gal). [94] After 2004, the price increased until the average gasoline price reached a high of $1.09 per liter ($4.11/U.S. gal) in mid-2008 but receded to approximately $0.69 per liter ($2.60/U.S. gal) by September 2009. [94]
In 1965, Ampol's Lytton Oil Refinery in Brisbane came on stream. [4] Pioneer International purchased a 20% stake in Ampol in 1979. [22] From 1980 until 1984, Ampol owned a 66% shareholding in Brisbane television station TVQ. [23] [24] In 1982, Ampol purchased the marketing and refining assets of Total Australia and changed its name to Ampol ...
Fuel quality standards apply to petrol, diesel, biodiesel, autogas and ethanol E85. [32] Legislation from July 2003 imposes a 10% cap on the concentration of fuel ethanol blends. This was the result of vehicle testing showing that petrol blends containing 20% or more ethanol may cause problems in some older vehicles.
Nine News Queensland is the flagship state-based news bulletin of the Nine Network in Brisbane. Like all Nine News bulletins, the Queensland bulletin runs for one hour nightly at 6:00pm. [ 1 ] The bulletin also airs, albeit on a half-hour delay, in the Northern Territory.