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Marsden Point refinery’s secret plan to fuel Kiwi planes and ships with cow manure

With overseas firms already converting raw dairy cattle excrement into sustainable aviation fuel, the hunt is on for New Zealand's feedstock. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Public investment to make NZ a 'first mover' in synthetic jet fuel

The Government is chipping in an initial $575,000 to investigate if the decommissioned Marsden Point refinery can be used to make green hydrogen for synthetic jet fuel – but the energy-intensive process would have to give back to NZ's electricity grid. Jonathan Milne reports.

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National cost of Marsden Point closure highlighted by Christmas jet fuel shortage

The loss of the country’s only oil refinery is already hurting the economy with the threat of grounded planes this summer – and that's just the start, argues Simon Terry.

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Owner refuses $300m clean-up of mothballed Marsden Point refinery

Environment Minister David Parker warns that a good corporate citizen should take responsibility and budget for the remediation of contamination of its site.

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We need to get serious about fuel supply resilience – and fast

The extension of excise cuts on high pump prices highlights the NZ's vulnerability. It would cost hundreds of millions of dollars a day if we were to run out of fuel, says Simon Terry.

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Bad news for beer drinkers

From Ukraine and inflation to the Marsden Point closure - hikes in beer prices are on the way.

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Overseas Investment sign-off for Aussie fuel giant to purchase Z Energy

Australia's biggest fuel company Ampol is poised to take over local Z Energy and take its place on the NZ sharemarket - as long as it jumps one last High Court hurdle this month

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NZ bolsters emergency oil stocks backed by offer of Marsden Point storage

New Zealand pre-ordered more oil stocks just before Russia invaded Ukraine, which have increased government reserves this month – at a critical time.

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Marsden Point role in generational leap to biofuels

The Govt's biofuel mandate will require Marsden Point's big oil tanks and Auckland pipeline – and that means high-tech second generation biofuels.

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Hundreds of millions of dollars at stake on eve of refinery demolition

Retaining a functional oil refinery would be the least cost option for improving fuel reserves – but only if the Government moves swiftly to hold off the gas axes, writes Simon Terry.

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War changes basics of NZ fuel supplies

The Ukraine invasion and looming global fuel supply disruption undermine the contentious decision to close and demolish New Zealand’s only oil refinery.

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