Fuel & Energy
Diesel, fuel supply, prices and the energy that powers the fleet.
Z Energy receives $1.9b takeover bid
Australian fuel retailer Ampol is making a NZ$1.9 billion proposal to acquire Z Energy. Z has received an indicative proposal at an offer price of $3.78…
Govt should explore retaining Marsden Point, opposition says
The National Party says it would look to future proof Marsden Point if it were in government. Its energy and resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says the…
Video: TransDiesel apprentice programme sees hot demand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jR1iry8RMc More than 280 applications for only a handful of apprentice positions has left one Kiwi firm in a difficult spot deciding who to accept. This…
Refining NZ a step closer to import-only terminal
Refining NZ is set to end its plant operations and turn Marsden Point into a fuel import-only terminal by mid-2022 after shareholders voted in favour of…
Gull NZ says ‘hooray’ to proposed biofuels mandate
Gull New Zealand is welcoming the Government’s proposed biofuels mandate and says it requires “urgent action” which will see an immediate reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG)…
Fleet power from ‘grass to oil’ and now EV for Carr & Haslam
Carr & Haslam will soon take delivery of its first electric truck -- a Fuso eCanter. One of New Zealand’s oldest transport companies which once moved…
Bioenergy sector welcomes transport biofuels mandate
Bioenergy Association chief executive Brain Cox. The release of proposals by Government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a mandate for sustainable liquid biofuels in New…
Total renames to TotalEnergies with a focus on clean energy
Energy giant Total has changed its company name and branding to TotalEnergies as part of a strategic transformation into a broad energy company. The move was…
Ports of Auckland and BP partner to secure low-sulphur fuel oil
Ports of Auckland subsidiary Seafuels has reached an agreement with BP to use the bunker barge Awanuia to deliver MARPOL-compliant very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO)…
Waitomo Group to open flagship service centre at Ruakura Superhub
Waitomo Group has been named as the first service and retail offering for the Ruakura Superhub and will provide alternative energy options including hydrogen refuelling and…