Oil and Australia

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MCL BUS 222
Created/Published
[Melbourne] : Petroleum Information Bureau (Australia), 1958-1991
Issue
(1962)
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OIL AND AUSTRALIA 1962 1
THE FIGURES BEHIND THE FACTS 2
OFFICES OF THE PETROLEUM INFORMATION BUREAU (AUSTRALIA) 2
CONTENTS 3
AUSTRALIAN CONSUMPTION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 4
AUSTRALIAN CONSUMPTION OF MAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN STATE MARKETING AREAS, 1961-62 5
AUSTRALIAN CONSUMPTION OF MOTOR SPIRIT PER HEAD OF POPULATION BY STATES 6
AUSTRALIAN REFINERY PRODUCTION 7
AUSTRALIAN REFINING CAPACITY 8
SEABOARD BULK STORAGE INSTALLATIONS 8 , 9
AUSTRALIAN IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 10
SOURCES OF AUSTRALIAN IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, 1961-62 11
AUSTRALIAN EXPORTS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 12
AUSTRALIAN EXPORTS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, 1961-62 13
COMPARISON OF FLUCTUATIONS OF MOTOR SPIRIT, FEDERAL BASIC WAGE, AND RETAIL PRICE INDEX, (AUSTRALIA) 14
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 15
AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPIRIT PRICES 15
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE REVENUE COLLECTED ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, AUSTRALIA, 1960-61 and 1961-62 15
AUSTRALIAN PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS, OCTOBER, 1962 16
FUEL ANALYSIS—AUSTRALIAN COASTAL TRADING FLEET 17
INTERSTATE CARGO SHIPMENTS BY SEA 17
INTRASTATE CARGO SHIPMENTS BY SEA 17
THE OIL INDUSTRY’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY 18 , 19
AUSTRALIAN MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS 20
MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER IN AUSTRALIA 20
RESELLER OUTLETS, AUSTRALIA 21
PERSONS PER MOTOR VEHICLE, AUSTRALIA, 1952 TO 1962 21
MOTOR VEHICLES ON REGISTER AND PERSONS PER MOTOR VEHICLE, AUSTRALIA 21
LOCOMOTIVES OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS 22
PERCENTAGE OF EACH TYPE IN AUSTRALIA, 1952-1962 22
ESTIMATED FREIGHT TRAFFIC TASK PERFORMED BY EACH FORM OF TRANSPORT, AUSTRALIA 22
COMMONWEALTH AID ROADS GRANTS TO STATES 1954-55 TO 1962-63 22
AUSTRALIAN AIR SERVICES 23
AUSTRALIAN AIR FREIGHT 23
AIR PASSENGER MILES, AUSTRALIA, 1948-1961 23
TRACTORS ON RURAL HOLDINGS, AUSTRALIA, 1948-1961 23
AUSTRALIAN CONSUMPTION OF PRIMARY ENERGY 24
WORLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION 25
FREE WORLD ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 26
WORLD ESTIMATED CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION 27
WORLD REFINING CAPACITY, 1961 AND 1962 28
WORLD CRUDE OIL RESERVES, 1952-1962 29
WORLD CRUDE OIL RESERVES AT END OF 1960 AND 1961 29
WORLD TANKER FLEET 30
WORLD SUPER TANKERS 30
EMPLOYMENT OF TANKERS, 1961 30
INTERNATIONAL OIL TRADE, 1961 30
WORLD MAIN OIL MOVEMENTS BY SEA, 1961 31
RETAIL PRICES OF STANDARD GRADE MOTOR SPIRIT WORLD CENTRES, OCTOBER, 1961 32
CONSUMPTION OF MOTOR SPIRIT PER HEAD (Imp. Gals.) 32
WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS 32
PERSONS PER MOTOR VEHICLE 33
TRACTORS IN USE 33
GROWTH OF WORLD AIR TRANSPORT 33
CONVERSION FACTORS USED IN “OIL AND AUSTRALIA” 34
NUMBER OF WELLS COMPLETED TO DECEMBER 31, 1961 SINCE SEARCH FOR OIL BEGAN 34
EXPENDITURE ON OIL EXPLORATION BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE 35
TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON OIL EXPLORATION IN AUSTRALIA 35
OIL SEARCH IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW GUINEA 36
WELLS DRILLED OR DRILLING) 1962 36

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