How Long Will Our Fuel Supplies Last.

I would vote for any Party that did the following. Provided incentives to industry and private individuals to change vehicles over to LPG. Used our current tax windfall on gasoline to provide incentives to hugely expand gas distribution points across the country. Regulated overseas gas contracts against planned domestic use. (Instead of selling the stuff as fast as it can at what will be giveaway prices in a couple of years.)

The Fed's recent changes in the tax structure of bio-diesel discouraging the development of that industry demonstrates the level of their thinking. In most countries a policy like that in the current energy climate would cause public outcry sufficient to change the government. Surely, we need more incentives to develop bio-diesel production, distribution and its take-up by the transport industry?

Does the Opposition show any more vision? Not so far.

4.36pm on July 17th?

What we need is a range of alternatives not just a single push in one direction. I am sure things like hydrogen and biofuels have a lot to offer.

Any show about oil is usually done by "experts" who are from oil companies trying to decry alternatives or justify prices. An objective program would be having the oil conpanies arguing for altrnatives and alternative proponents arguing the oil case.

There is still a lot of hype arround fuel and fuel prices. It seems that we over react to price fluctuations. Amazing to see people charging around trying to find a couple cents cheaper and save $2. Our real concern should be the exploitation of price by oil companies which are literally a monopoly as none of us can just refuse to use vehicles and the country is far to big for public transport to be viable for long trips.

Is it 1973/74 again ????

Isn’t it interesting how Fuel jumped up over the $1 a litre mark in capital cities around mid 2004, what could have caused this I wonder?

July 2004 Average in Perth was 94 Cent’s a litre!!!
January 2001, 85 Cent’s a Litre???

Since March 2005 we have gone from a average price of 1.04 to 1.35 now in Jul 06

And people are out there trying to tell us the oil companies aren’t plying silly buggers with prices.

It’s not like demand has increased that much In 1 year to cause fuel to jump 30 cent’s
When between 2001 and mid way throe 2004 it moved 10 cents in what 3 ½ years!!!.

So why don’t we all just get out the Tubs of Vaseline, Why??, well we don’t like the high fuel prices, but there isn’t chit we can do about it so we may as well make it as comfortable as possible well we all get screwed.

Not saying Oil won’t run out, it will but just not Yet

Remember the Experts told us were would be paying $2 a litre by last Christmas, so watch the program but don’t believe everything it tells you.

Cheers..

Crikey..they may even bring back the 4cyl Sunbird!

Peter is quite right in his comments on LPG v Nat gas. But the point is being missed.
The problem is the current, rapidly rising level of demand is otsripping supplies. This is nothing like the 1973 hiccup. There is not going to be crisis followed by a getting back to normal. My point was that we need a national fuel policy that looks at all energy sources. We will need as much biodiesel, natural gas, ethanol,lpg as we can get and yes, there are real problems with all of them that will fundamentallychange the way transport happens. It takes 10 years to set up new infrastructure systems. What are our "leaders" doing?
As chance would have it, the Motor Transport Authority gave a press release on the same lines yesterday. Worth reading. Site Link

Sorry Peter I missed the show, what was the final outcome/prognosis? Is there enough for my retirement travel in 5 years?

Kind regards

The main thing agreed on was that the rising demand in India & China has not been matched by increased production. So get used to the high prices.

You can still pick up the programme on www.abc.net.au/4corners/ or Wednesday at 11:10 pm

PeterD

Oh goody, somethign else to scare the pants off the fuel price market...

I mean china sent off a few missiles, and they bleep their pants, Willem farted, they bleep their pants, Krispy Kreams opened in Melbourne, they bleep their pants, 4 corners has a show on it, they bleep their pants.

everytime someone wakes up now, they think its an excuse to up the fuel prices.. its just bleep in stupid.