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Greetings, This month I had the privilege of meeting several of our large international aviation customers. These customers provide a great window to the world. Firstly, they have significant exposure to the fuel industry globally, and secondly, their passenger and freight bookings give them a very clear picture of general economic conditions globally. Without exception, the customers I spoke to in Asia and the Middle East had far more confidence in the Asia/ Oceania region over the next twelve months than other regions. While this is probably not a surprise for anyone, these businesses are making decisions to back this up by maintaining or growing capacity to this part of the world. We have seen evidence of this with Jet Fuel volumes through Auckland International Airport now exceeding 2008 levels. This is a good news story for New Zealand. Until next time, Lindis Jones
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maximum sulphur content of 10 parts per million; this is classified as an ultra-low sulphur diesel. Particulate matter, commonly known as soot, is reduced by low sulphur fuel and the use of diesel particulate filters. These filters trap the particles and periodically heat up so the carbon is oxidised to produce carbon dioxide. Another way of reducing emissions is to simply reduce
fuel usage. Z Energy has made the decision to reduce our emission foot print by changing to hybrid cars for our mobile staff. The change to hybrid cars is projected to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by 87 tonnes per annum when fully implemented, due to the fact that hybrid engines run at the most efficient and constant rev range and under the optimal load to produce the most power for the least emissions.
Winter diesel what you need to know and what you need to do
With winter not far away, its important that if you operate diesel equipment - particularly if you have home-base fuel storage - you need to think about diesel cold temperature operability. The diesel fuel supplied by Z will generally meet the cold temperature requirements for the season and region. However, if there are extreme low temperatures for the region, or if summer diesel is used in winter, it is possible that some diesel waxing could occur that could result in blocking fuel filters. Cold winter temperatures can cause operational issues with diesel because all diesels contain wax molecules (straight and branched chain hydrocarbons). These are natural components of the crude oil that diesel is made from. Wax is actually beneficial to diesel because of its inherent high cetane value. In severe winter conditions, especially in inland and high country areas, wax starts to crystallise (solidify) as a result of the low temperature. If enough wax crystals solidify, the fuel lines, filters and strainers in diesel powered vehicles, or diesel fired equipment may become blocked. In New Zealand the legal specification for diesel varies seasonally. In winter, fuel manufacturers are required to produce diesel in which the temperature the wax crystals form is lowered. It is important therefore that in winter, winter grade diesel is used. Most winter grade diesel in New Zealand is treated with an additive at the supplying refinery to reduce the Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP). These additives do not reduce the temperature at which the diesel goes cloudy (cloud point) but do reduce the temperature at which the diesel will stop flowing. So although the temperature may be below the diesel cloud point, and diesel may be cloudy, if the diesel is above the fuels CFPP then the diesel will continue to flow and will not immediately result in filter blocking problems. During the winter months, Z supplies Winter Grade diesel which has the cold flow performance tailored to the region it is supplied to. The diesel has superior cold performance through the incorporation of specialised additives. We add more of these additives to the diesel that is supplied to the parts of the country that need it the most, but they are applied to all Z diesel between April and October.
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Ive been in the business for five years, joining initially as the Business Manager for Commercial Road Transport, reporting into Singapore. Then following the creation of Greenstone Energy / Z Energy I moved into my current role.
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