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Haven’t seen this in decades’: US sends diesel to Australia amid international supply issues (The Mercury, Tasmania)

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Period19 Apr 2026

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  • TitleHaven’t seen this in decades’: US sends diesel to Australia amid international supply issues
    Degree of recognitionRegional
    Media name/outletThe Mercury
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date19/04/26
    DescriptionMacquarie University Senior Finance Lecturer Lurion De Mello details how the United States has sent diesel to Australia. “It takes five weeks, six weeks, sometimes seven weeks for fuel to come, but America was the first country to actually send diesel across, I haven’t seen this for decades,” Mr De Mello told Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood. “The diesel business is a dirty business, in the sense that that oil, that really thick, high-sulphur heavy oil, requires a lot of refinery maintenance.”
    URLhttps://www.themercury.com.au/business/havent-seen-this-in-decades-us-sends-diesel-to-australia-amid-international-supply-issues/video/04f398741e0ba447494b1f1ce73050db
    PersonsLurion De Mello