Energy in Australia

Figure 8.5: Australia’s refined petroleum products balance
ML
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
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-10,000
1993–94 1996–97 1999–00 2002–03 2005–06 2008–09 2011–12 2014–15
Production Imports Exports Consumption
Source: Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (2015) Australian Petroleum Statistics, September
The transport sector is the largest consumer of petroleum products, with the
majority being used in road and air transport. In 2013–14 oil consumption
in the transport sector made up about 73 per cent of end-use sectors’
total oil consumption. Automotive gasoline, diesel fuel and aviation fuel
dominate energy consumption in the transport sector, together accounting
for 92 per cent of the sector’s total oil consumption.
The share of petrol in the transport fuel mix has decreased slowly
over recent decades, outstripped by growth in diesel and aviation fuel
consumption. This reflects fuel switching and increased demand for diesel,
particularly associated with mining activities. The mining sector was the
fastest growing diesel user over the past 10 years to 2013–14, growing at
an average 7.4 per cent a year. Aviation fuel use has also been increasing
relatively strongly, reflecting increased air transport activity.
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