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NATIONAL FUEL CRISIS ACTIVE PETROL: ~34 DAYS (BURN-RATE ADJ) DIESEL: ~25 DAYS (BURN-RATE ADJ) 14+ TANKERS VERIFIED INBOUND NSW+VIC 608 STATIONS WITHOUT FUEL NATIONALLY NSW: 314 STATIONS AFFECTED VIC: 162 STATIONS AFFECTED GEELONG REFINERY: OPERATING LYTTON REFINERY: MAINTENANCE DEFERRED TO AUG WHITE ALBA: SOUTH AFRICA TO GEELONG 1 APR PACIFIC TOPAZ: ARGENTINA — NOW UNLOADING GEELONG HORMUZ STRAIT: DISRUPTED — IRAN CONFLICT NATIONAL FUEL CRISIS ACTIVE PETROL: ~34 DAYS (BURN-RATE ADJ) DIESEL: ~25 DAYS (BURN-RATE ADJ) 14+ TANKERS VERIFIED INBOUND NSW+VIC 608 STATIONS WITHOUT FUEL NATIONALLY NSW: 314 STATIONS AFFECTED VIC: 162 STATIONS AFFECTED GEELONG REFINERY: OPERATING LYTTON REFINERY: MAINTENANCE DEFERRED TO AUG WHITE ALBA: SOUTH AFRICA TO GEELONG 1 APR PACIFIC TOPAZ: ARGENTINA — NOW UNLOADING GEELONG HORMUZ STRAIT: DISRUPTED — IRAN CONFLICT
🇦🇺 LIVE FUEL INTELLIGENCE

AUSTRALIA'S FUEL CRISIS
DASHBOARD

Independent intelligence tracking Australia's fuel supply, tanker movements, station outages and live prices during the 2026 Iran/Hormuz crisis. Methodology based on FuelSecurity.com.au public model.

🚗 Petrol
—
days remaining
BURN-RATE ADJUSTED
DCCEEW anchor 39d @ 24 Mar
🚛 Diesel
—
days remaining
BURN-RATE ADJUSTED
DCCEEW anchor 30d @ 24 Mar
✈️ Jet Fuel
—
days remaining
BURN-RATE ADJUSTED
DCCEEW anchor 30d @ 24 Mar
—
Tankers Verified
Inbound NSW+VIC
—
Stations Out
National total
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Avg ULP91
cents/L national
—
Diesel Price
cents/L 5-city ACCC
STATE SUPPLY STATUS
LIVE
DCCEEW national + Bowen parliament 25 Mar

⚠ DCCEEW publishes national figures only — no state breakdown exists. National figure applied to all states. Station outage data from Minister Bowen to parliament 25 March 2026.

VERIFIED INBOUND TANKERS
OFFICIAL PORT DATA
NSW Port Authority + Ports Victoria
VesselCargoDestinationETAStatusFlagConfidenceSource
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HIGH = official port authority vessel movement page. MEDIUM = Reuters/Baird Maritime report. LOW = AIS inference only. ⚠ Chemical/Products tankers have unconfirmed cargo type.

SUPPLY PIPELINE ANALYSIS
FUELSECURITY METHOD
DCCEEW + ACCC + Port Authority
🚗 Petrol
—
days adj.
Anchor 39d @ 24 Mar 2026
🚛 Diesel
—
days adj.
Anchor 30d @ 24 Mar 2026
✈️ Jet
—
days adj.
Anchor 30d @ 24 Mar 2026

Daily Flow Balance

🏭 Domestic refining~32 ML/day
🚢 Imports (tanker avg)~129 ML/day
🔻 Daily consumption~161 ML/day
National consumption: ~161 ML/day (petrol+diesel+jet combined). Refinery output: ~20% from Lytton (Brisbane) + Geelong. Import dependency: ~80% via tanker. Source: DCCEEW baseline.

Supply Waterfall

📦
Onshore stock (DCCEEW 24 Mar)
Petrol 1,644ML · Diesel 2,804ML · Jet 828ML
5,276 ML
🚢
Pipeline (tankers at sea)
14+ verified NSW/VIC inbound
+~2,000 ML
🏭
Domestic refinery output
Lytton maintenance deferred to Aug 2026
+~32 ML/d
⛽
National daily consumption
DCCEEW baseline
-161 ML/d
🏛️
Strategic reserve releases
762 ML authorised via MSO drawdown
762 ML

Stock levels by fuel type vs MSO minimum

🚗 Petrol — ~34d adjusted / 39d anchor+97% above MSO
🚛 Diesel — ~25d adjusted / 30d anchor+24% above MSO
✈️ Jet fuel — ~25d adjusted / 30d anchor+25% above MSO
Source: DCCEEW MSO report 24 March 2026 via AussieOilWatch.com. Adjusted days = anchor days minus elapsed days since publication (FuelSecurity burn-rate methodology). Does not account for inbound tanker arrivals. IEA recommendation: 90 days. Australia non-compliant since 2012.
TANKER TRACKER
VERIFIED OFFICIAL DATA
NSW Port Auth. · Ports Victoria · Baird Maritime · AIS
Data methodology: Priority: (1) Official port authority vessel movement pages — NSW & VIC updated daily/hourly. (2) Reuters/Baird Maritime industry reports. (3) IMO-verified AIS via VesselFinder. Cargo confirmed only where berth name identifies petroleum terminal.
VesselCargo TypeDestination / BerthETAStatusFlag / OriginConfidenceSource
STI WINNIE
Crude/Oil Products Tanker
PETROLEUMPort Botany NSW — Bulk Liquid 230 Mar 04:30● ARRIVINGTaiwan
HIGH
NSW Port Auth.
SHAN YING ZUO
Products Tanker
PETROLEUMPort Botany NSW — Bulk Liquid 231 Mar 15:00● ARRIVINGYeosu, South Korea
HIGH
NSW Port Auth.
STI BROADWAY
Crude/Oil Products Tanker
PETROLEUMPort Botany NSW — Kurnell 131 Mar 18:00● ARRIVINGZhoushan, China
HIGH
NSW Port Auth.
PENG HU WAN
Chemical Tanker
CHEM/PRODUCTS ⚠Port Botany NSW — Bulk Liquid 131 Mar 12:00● ARRIVINGSingapore
HIGH
NSW Port Auth.
GOLDEN HACHI
Chemical/Products Tanker
CHEM/PRODUCTS ⚠Port Kembla NSW — Grain Berth31 Mar 12:00● ARRIVINGUlsan, South Korea
HIGH
NSW Port Auth.
SEA ORCA
Crude/Oil Products Tanker
PETROLEUMPort Botany NSW — Bulk Liquid 21 Apr 10:00● ARRIVINGUlsan, South Korea
HIGH
NSW Port Auth.
WHITE ALBA
Petroleum Tanker (T)
PETROLEUM ⭐ GEELONG REFINERYGeelong Refinery 3 VIC1 Apr 06:35● ARRIVING🇿🇦 South Africa
HIGH
Ports Victoria
PACIFIC TOPAZ
Petroleum Tanker (T)
PETROLEUM ⭐ GEELONG REFINERYGeelong Refinery 4 VICIN PORT● UNLOADING🇦🇷 Argentina
HIGH
Ports Victoria
STOLT HAGI
Chemical/Products Tanker (T)
CHEM/PRODUCTS ⚠Port Melbourne VIC — Maribyrnong 131 Mar 07:30● ARRIVINGFremantle WA
HIGH
Ports Victoria
GOLDEN PRELUDE
Tanker (T)
CHEM/PRODUCTS ⚠Port Melbourne VIC — Maribyrnong 11 Apr 20:30● ARRIVINGBrisbane QLD
HIGH
Ports Victoria
STOLT SAKURA
Chemical/Products Tanker (T)
CHEM/PRODUCTS ⚠Port Melbourne VIC — Maribyrnong 12 Apr 12:30● ARRIVINGKwinana WA
HIGH
Ports Victoria
CSK JUBILEE
Tanker (unspecified)
FUEL TANKERPort Botany NSW — Bulk Liquid 25 Apr 02:00● ARRIVINGDaesan, South Korea
HIGH
NSW Port Auth.
GRAND WINNER 1
Chemical/Products Tanker
CHEM/PRODUCTS ⚠Port Botany NSW — Kurnell 29 Apr 10:00● ARRIVINGYeosu, South Korea
HIGH
NSW Port Auth.
LARGO EAGLE
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker — IMO 9910337
PETROL/DIESEL/AVGASAustralia (booked — port TBC)ETA TBC● EN ROUTE🇺🇸 USA (Houston)
MEDIUM
Reuters 4 Mar
NORD VENTURA UPDATE: AIS data (VesselFinder, 29 Mar 2026) shows Nord Ventura moored at Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA since 20 Mar. AIS destination: US BTR VIA SW PASS. Not listed as inbound — do not publish as arriving. Original Reuters report confirmed booking for Australia; delivery timeline unconfirmed. Largo Eagle ETA/berth not yet confirmed via official port data.
LIVE FUEL PRICES
MULTI-SOURCE
ACCC · AIP · FuelCheck NSW · FuelWatch WA · AussieOilWatch
🚗
ULP 91 — National Avg
207
cents per litre
AussieOilWatch via FuelCheck/FuelWatch APIs · 29 Mar 08:58
↑ +19c from 18 Mar (ACCC)
🚗
ULP 95
217
cents per litre
AIP TGP differential +~10c · estimated
🚗
ULP 98
227
cents per litre
AIP TGP differential +~20c · estimated
🚛
Diesel — National Avg
304
cents per litre
ACCC Weekly Report 27 Mar · 5-city average
↑ +28c from previous week
STATE-BY-STATE ULP91
LIVE GOVT APIS
AussieOilWatch · 29 Mar 2026 08:58 AEST
🔵
NSW — 2,120 stations
204.9c
NSW FuelCheck API
🟡
QLD — 1,665 stations
206.7c
QLD Govt API
🔴
SA — 615 stations
207.9c
SA Govt API
🟢
TAS — 243 stations
209.1c
TAS FuelCheck API
🟠
NT — 138 stations
214.7c
NT MyFuel API
⚫
WA — 724 stations
258.7c
FuelWatch WA API — significantly higher
🔷
VIC — API pending
~252c
ACCC estimate · VIC API not in AussieOilWatch
🔵
ACT — 72 stations
206.2c
NSW FuelCheck API (ACT included)
WA Premium: WA prices are consistently 50+ cents/L higher than eastern states. Fremantle port imports face different supply chain dynamics. BP Kwinana refinery closed 2020, leaving WA entirely import-dependent.
STATION OUTAGES BY STATE
VERIFIED
Bowen to Parliament 25 Mar · NSW FuelCheck · FuelWatch WA
608 service stations without fuel nationally
Source: Energy Minister Chris Bowen — statement to Parliament 25 March 2026 · Confirmed The Nightly & Carsales.com.au
New South Wales
No diesel178 stations
No ULP48 stations
1+ type missing314 stations
~13% of NSW stationsWORST STATE
Bowen parliament 25 Mar + FuelCheck NSW 27 Mar (187 without diesel, 313 1-type)
Victoria
No diesel45 stations
No ULP72 stations
1+ type missing162 stations
~10% of VIC stationsHIGH
Bowen parliament 25 Mar · VIC Energy Minister D'Ambrosio
Queensland
No diesel55 stations
No ULP33 stations
Subtotal reported88 stations
Regional areas worstELEVATED
Bowen parliament 25 Mar · The Nightly 27 Mar
W. Australia
No diesel40 stations
No ULP14 stations
Subtotal54 stations
Prices +50c above eastELEVATED
Bowen parliament 25 Mar · FuelWatch WA RSS
S. Australia
No diesel9 stations
No ULP10 stations
1+ grades missing43 stations
ImprovingMODERATE
Bowen parliament 25 Mar · The Nightly 27 Mar
Tasmania
No diesel5 stations
Any outage9 stations
Lowest impact stateLOW
Bowen parliament 25 Mar
N. Territory
Reported outages0 stations
Cyclone Narelle aftermathCLEAR
Bowen parliament 25 Mar
ACT
No diesel2 stations
No ULP1 station
1+ missing3 stations
Low impactLOW
Bowen parliament 25 Mar
NEWS & INTELLIGENCE
VERIFIED SOURCES
⛽
PORTS VICTORIA / NSW PORT AUTHORITY29 Mar 2026
WHITE ALBA confirmed: fuel tanker from South Africa to Geelong Refinery 1 April
Official port data confirms extraordinary new supply route. White Alba from Durban, South Africa arrives Geelong Refinery 3. Alongside Pacific Topaz from Argentina currently unloading at Geelong Refinery 4 — Australia is sourcing fuel from new Southern Hemisphere routes confirming severity of the crisis.
🚢
SBS NEWS27 Mar 2026
Six tankers to arrive 28 Mar–8 Apr from China and other countries — Bowen
Minister Bowen confirmed six tankers will arrive to replace six previously cancelled cargo loads. Malaysia reaffirmed its commitment to supply Australia, with Bowen calling the relationship "extremely important."
📊
ACCC WEEKLY REPORT27 Mar 2026
Diesel benchmark up 17% in one week — ACCC third weekly fuel monitoring report
Singapore Gasoil 10ppm benchmark reached 193 A¢/L, up 28c from previous week. Retail diesel nationally 303.5c/L across five cities. Ampol deferred Lytton maintenance until August 2026, adding ~300ML of production capacity.
🏛️
THE NIGHTLY27 Mar 2026
608 service stations without fuel — Bowen confirms national crisis figure to parliament
NSW worst affected with 314 stations experiencing outages, followed by Victoria at 162. Viva Energy supply up 43% in NSW and 22% in QLD. National Cabinet meeting planned for next week.
🛢️
BAIRD MARITIME / REUTERS4 Mar 2026
Exxon charters Largo Eagle & Nord Ventura from US Gulf Coast — first since 2023
~300,000 bbl each from Houston. Charter costs ~$6M per vessel / $20/barrel. AIS UPDATE 29 Mar: Nord Ventura currently moored at Baton Rouge, USA — NOT confirmed inbound to Australia. Largo Eagle ETA still unconfirmed via official port data.
🌏
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LIGHTHOUSE22 Mar 2026
"Australia will not run out of petrol tomorrow — but relying on luck is not a strategy"
Dr Lurion De Mello: official 39-day figure includes fuel at sea on inbound tankers. Actual onshore reserve is shorter. Australia non-compliant with IEA 90-day reserve requirement since 2012. Calls for transparent reporting of usable onshore stocks.
DATA SOURCES & METHODOLOGY
FULL TRANSPARENCY
🚢 Tanker Tracking
  • NSW Port Authority — portauthoritynsw.com.au — official daily vessel movements, Port Botany + Port Kembla
  • Ports Victoria — ports.vic.gov.au — official hourly data, Melbourne + Geelong
  • Maritime Safety QLD (QSHIPS) — qships.tmr.qld.gov.au — QLD port movements
  • Reuters / Baird Maritime — verified industry reports (Largo Eagle, Nord Ventura)
  • VesselFinder AIS — IMO-verified live position data
  • AISStream.io — real-time AIS data (as used by FuelSecurity.com.au)
  • AMSA — historical vessel traffic baseline (Craft Tracking System)
⛽ Fuel Prices
  • NSW FuelCheck API — live from 2,400+ stations, real-time government data
  • WA FuelWatch — government-mandated daily price reporting
  • QLD / SA / TAS / NT Govt APIs — state fuel price reporting schemes
  • AussieOilWatch.com — independent aggregator, all above APIs every 30 mins
  • ACCC Weekly Fuel Monitoring — accc.gov.au — retail + terminal gate prices nationally
  • AIP Terminal Gate Prices — aip.com.au — daily wholesale prices
  • BP Terminal Gate Prices — daily PDF, all terminals nationally
📦 Reserve / Supply Data
  • DCCEEW Minimum Stockholding Obligation — weekly report via PowerBI — national petrol/diesel/jet stocks in days and ML
  • PM.gov.au press conferences — PM Albanese and Minister Bowen statements
  • NOSEC — National Oil Supply Emergency Committee briefings
  • IEA — International Energy Agency reserve release announcements
  • HVIA — hvia.asn.au — independent weekly fuel supply update
⛽ Station Outages
  • NSW FuelCheck — price absence infers station outage (FuelSecurity methodology)
  • FuelWatch WA RSS — Western Australia outage feed
  • Minister Bowen parliamentary statements — official state-by-state breakdowns
  • The Nightly — 27 March 2026 — 608 national figure with state breakdown
  • Carsales.com.au — 25 March 2026 — Bowen parliament statement with NSW/VIC
  • NSW Government nsw.gov.au — Minns Government FuelCheck updates
🔢 Burn-Rate Model
  • Anchor date: DCCEEW MSO report 24 March 2026 — Petrol 39d, Diesel 30d, Jet 30d
  • Daily consumption: 161 ML/day national baseline from DCCEEW
  • Method: Adjusted days = anchor days − days elapsed since publication
  • Consistent with FuelSecurity.com.au public methodology (Australian Institute of AI)
  • Caveat: Does not account for inbound tanker arrivals or demand spikes. IEA target: 90 days. Australia non-compliant since 2012.
ℹ️ About FuelFront
  • Independent public-interest intelligence site tracking Australia's 2026 Iran/Hormuz fuel crisis
  • All data from official government APIs, port authorities, and verified industry reports
  • Burn-rate supply countdowns are scenario estimates, not official government forecasts
  • Methodology inspired by FuelSecurity.com.au (Australian Institute of AI) — see their White Paper for full scenario modelling details
  • FuelFront is not affiliated with any government, fuel company or political party
  • Site: fuelfront.info — hosted on Netlify (free tier)
Important disclaimer: FuelFront presents publicly available data from official government sources, port authorities, and verified media reports. Burn-rate adjusted supply countdowns are scenario modelling tools — not official government forecasts. Days-of-supply figures per DCCEEW methodology include fuel aboard inbound tankers. No state-by-state supply breakdown is published by any Australian government body — national figures applied uniformly. Nothing on this site constitutes financial or operational advice. Official government fuel information: energy.gov.au and accc.gov.au.