Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title Iran war: NZ fuel stocks stable, MBIE satisfies sleuths by listing fuel ships on the water Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Post Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 6 min read Country/Territory New Zealand Date 4/05/26 Description This article reports a stock update showing petrol slightly lower at 52.6 days while diesel rose to 52.7 days and jet fuel to 58.7 days, each disaggregated between onshore holdings, cargoes within the exclusive economic zone and vessels en route, with the increases attributed to several large shipments recently departed for New Zealand. Its principal development is MBIE's decision to publish, for the first time, a list of fuel vessels on the water — a response to sustained public interest in the discrepancy between reported stock cover and observable shipping. The Ministry maintains that ship-level consignment details remain commercially confidential and issues a caution regarding open-source AIS tracking, arguing that satellite coverage offshore is intermittent, next-port-of-call entries may reflect stopovers rather than destinations, and cargo composition cannot be confirmed from AIS alone. The piece further situates New Zealand's complete import dependence for jet fuel against UK contingency planning permitting advance flight cancellation without loss of airport slots, extended domestic and trans-Tasman capacity cuts by Air New Zealand and Qantas/Jetstar, and IEA warnings of European shortages by June. Vessel-tracking data supplied by Dr Lurion De Mello, with London Stock Exchange Group, documents inbound arrivals by origin, cargo type and discharge status. Producer/Author Dita De Boni URL https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360997509/iran-war-nz-fuel-stocks-stable-mbie-satisfies-sleuths-listing-fuel-ships-water Persons Lurion De Mello