Petrol's dying, long live aviation fuel for Channel Infrastructure

Petrol's dying, long live aviation fuel for Channel Infrastructure
A new future emerging for Marsden Point. (Image: Channel Infrastructure)
Pattrick Smellie
Demand for petrol will all but disappear in the next 30 years in New Zealand, diesel consumption will take longer to fall, but aviation fuel demand will only continue to grow, according to an analysis released by Channel Infrastructure.“We see this as key to Channel’s future success,” the transport fuel importer’s chief executive, Rob Buchanan, said, unveiling a refreshed strategy after successfully closing the country’s only oil refinery at Marsden Point in April last year. It identified its pipeline bet...

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