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[ Last Updated 4 December 2007 ]
Short Description
This Resource Document comprises a detailed discussion of the Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations 1998 and the context in which they exist.
Document Status
Archived
ISBN 0-478-24259-X
Document Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Summary
Changes to Petrol and Diesel Specifications under Consideration
1. Introduction
2. The Regulations
3. The New Zealand Fuel Market and Vehicle Fleet
4. Consumer Protection, Environmental, Health and Safety Considerations
5. International Scene
6. Key Issues
7. Properties of Petrol
8. Properties of Diesel
9. Making the Regulations Work
10. Market and Cost Implications
References
Glossary
Appendix A: How the Review Was Undertaken
Appendix B: Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations 1998
Appendix C: Internal Combustion Engine Basic Operating Principles and Technology Trends
Appendix D: Vehicle
Appendix E: Air Contaminants
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List of Figures
Figure 3.1: Marsden Point Refinery Shareholding
Figure 3.2: Marsden Point Refinery Production, Year 2000
Figure 3.3: Consumption of Petrol and Diesel by Source - Year Sept 2000
Figure 3.4: Petrol Use in New Zealand, Year 2000
Figure 3.5: Diesel Use in New Zealand, Year 2000
Figure 3.6: Influences on Vehicle Emissions
Figure 3.7: Vehicle Technology Stages - Estimated Numbers by Vehicle Type for 2001 and 2006
Figure 4.1: Air Emissions Arising from the Use of Petrol and Diesel in New Zealand
Figure 4.2: VOC Emissions from Petrol Usage (Auckland, 1993)
Figure 4.3: Relative Emissions from Mobile, Domestic/Commercial and Major Industrial Sources (Auckland, 1993)
Figure 4.4: EPI Programme Air Quality Categories
Figure 4.5: Discharges of Contaminants to Water Arising from the Use of Petrol and Diesel in New Zealand
Figure 5.1: Drivers for Fuel Quality
Figure 7.1: Typical Distillation Curve for Petrol
Figure 10.1: Breakdown of Retail Petrol Costs
Figure D.1: Predicted CO Emission Rate (VFECS)
List of Tables
Table 3.1: Marsden Point Refinery Feedstocks
Table 3.2: Sports/Age, Classic and Older Vehicle Profiles
Table 3.3: Other Vehicles
Table 3.4: Petrol Vehicle Fleet Makeup, 1998
Table 3.5: Diesel Vehicle Fleet Makeup, 1998
Table 3.6: Vehicle Fleet Age Profiles
Table 3.7: New Zealand Vehicle Fleet Technology Stages
Table 5.1: World-Wide Fuel Charter Fuel Categories
Table C.1: Diesel Engine Technology
Table C.2: Petrol Engine Technology
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