WA Premier Seeks Fuel Data for Supply Coordination

0:00It's March 27. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Sydney News Today, your AI-powered local news. Western Australia's premier Roger Cook has sent letters to major fuel suppliers like BP, Viva, and Ampole, asking for detailed information on there. Fuel stocks shipments since the start of the Iran conflict and contracts through June. He wants this data by Tuesday to help coordinate supplies, especially the farming areas preparing for seeding season. The request includes plans from suppliers to prioritize gasoline and diesel for regional, agricultural, and maritime users facing shortages. Cook prefers cooperation, but warn he could use emergency powers under state law to force compliance if needed. Demand at pumps has surged since the war began, even though contract to fuel deliveries continue. The usual spot market for independence has dried up, leaving smaller distributors short, but big players like BP are pumping out fuel at 100.

1:0074% of normal levels in Ampole at 100 and a 64%. Energy Minister Amber J. Sanderson highlighted a structural supply chain problem where contracted customers get fuel, but others in remote towns do. Not. Industry leaders say they're already sharing data with multiple governments and urge better coordination to avoid overload. They'll turn down ideas for price caps to keep market competition driving prices down, and his confident federal changes will ensure farmers get what. They need as efforts continue to stabilize supplies across the state.