BP ETHANOL - BLENDED FUEL SALES TOP 100 MILLION LITRES
Published Thursday, 31 May, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
Minister for State Development John Mickel today congratulated BP Australia for supplying its 100th million litre of ethanol-blended fuel to environmentally-conscious motorists in Queensland without one customer complaint.
Mr Mickel said BP continued to roll out e10 as its standard unleaded petrol option across the state, offering Queenslanders a healthier, more sustainable future.
“Ethanol contains oxygen, which lowers smog-causing exhaust emissions like carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons,” Mr Mickel said.
“Because ethanol is produced from a renewable source, its contribution to global warming is lower than the fossil fuels it displaces.
“The Queensland Government has worked closely with BP on ethanol-blended fuels over many years, confident they are the way of the future,” he said.
“The Queensland Government plans to introduce a five percent mandate in all petrol sold and produced in Queensland by 2010.”
BP’s e10 contains 10 per cent renewable ethanol and is currently sold at 58 service stations across Queensland, representing 95 per cent of BP’s e10 production.
Mr Mickel said the government’s Queensland Ethanol Industry Action Plan, which represented a $7.3 million investment in the ethanol industry, had achieved great success in driving consumer acceptance of the ethanol-blended fuel.
“As part of this action plan, our +e campaign has seen the number of consumers using ethanol increase from one in six to one in four in the past two years,” he said.
“Research indicates that a proportion of consumers are still concerned about ethanol damaging their car engines.
“While ethanol is safe in most vehicles, the Queensland Government will continue its +e campaign to inform consumers about ethanol and its use.”
The number of service stations retailing ethanol-blended fuel has increased from approximately 40 in 2005 to over 220 across Queensland.
BP recently announced expansion plans for a further 25 sites to be rolled out in August 2007, which will see the company treble its 2006 e10 volume.
BP has committed to a 400 million litre sales target for ethanol-blended fuels by 2010.
The Queensland Government began using e10 fuel in government vehicles in a trial which began in 2001 and BP began selling e10 in Brisbane in 2002.
The sale of BP Australia’s 100th million litre of e10 in Queensland was celebrated at an official event at a BP Connect service station at Salisbury, attended by Mr Mickel today.
BP is the first major oil company to reach this sales target.
Mr Mickel presented a $2,500 BP Plus fuel card to a delighted, unsuspecting customer to commemorate the milestone.
BP will commence production of renewable diesel at its Bulwer refinery in Queensland later this year.
For a list of Queensland service stations retailing ethanol blended fuel go to the +e website www.ethanol.qld.gov.au
Media contact: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784.
31 May 2007
Mr Mickel said BP continued to roll out e10 as its standard unleaded petrol option across the state, offering Queenslanders a healthier, more sustainable future.
“Ethanol contains oxygen, which lowers smog-causing exhaust emissions like carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons,” Mr Mickel said.
“Because ethanol is produced from a renewable source, its contribution to global warming is lower than the fossil fuels it displaces.
“The Queensland Government has worked closely with BP on ethanol-blended fuels over many years, confident they are the way of the future,” he said.
“The Queensland Government plans to introduce a five percent mandate in all petrol sold and produced in Queensland by 2010.”
BP’s e10 contains 10 per cent renewable ethanol and is currently sold at 58 service stations across Queensland, representing 95 per cent of BP’s e10 production.
Mr Mickel said the government’s Queensland Ethanol Industry Action Plan, which represented a $7.3 million investment in the ethanol industry, had achieved great success in driving consumer acceptance of the ethanol-blended fuel.
“As part of this action plan, our +e campaign has seen the number of consumers using ethanol increase from one in six to one in four in the past two years,” he said.
“Research indicates that a proportion of consumers are still concerned about ethanol damaging their car engines.
“While ethanol is safe in most vehicles, the Queensland Government will continue its +e campaign to inform consumers about ethanol and its use.”
The number of service stations retailing ethanol-blended fuel has increased from approximately 40 in 2005 to over 220 across Queensland.
BP recently announced expansion plans for a further 25 sites to be rolled out in August 2007, which will see the company treble its 2006 e10 volume.
BP has committed to a 400 million litre sales target for ethanol-blended fuels by 2010.
The Queensland Government began using e10 fuel in government vehicles in a trial which began in 2001 and BP began selling e10 in Brisbane in 2002.
The sale of BP Australia’s 100th million litre of e10 in Queensland was celebrated at an official event at a BP Connect service station at Salisbury, attended by Mr Mickel today.
BP is the first major oil company to reach this sales target.
Mr Mickel presented a $2,500 BP Plus fuel card to a delighted, unsuspecting customer to commemorate the milestone.
BP will commence production of renewable diesel at its Bulwer refinery in Queensland later this year.
For a list of Queensland service stations retailing ethanol blended fuel go to the +e website www.ethanol.qld.gov.au
Media contact: Chris Brown 3224 7349 or Elouise Campion 3224 6784.
31 May 2007