Rio Tinto forgoes delivery of 8 million litres of diesel to grow WA stockpile

Rio Tinto forgoes delivery of 8 million litres of diesel to grow WA stockpile

Premier Roger Cook said he received the unsolicited fuel offer from Rio Tinto’s iron ore chief executive Matthew Holcz earlier this week.

Rio Tinto fuels WA stockpile

Image: Tigarto/stock.adobe.comRio Tinto has agreed to forgo delivery of eight million litres of diesel, redirecting the supply to the Western Australian Government in a move that boosts the state’s growing fuel reserves. The shipment will be sold at $2.25 per litre in an $18 million deal and stored in Kwinana and Esperance, with delivery due next month. “This is a tough situation for a lot of people across WA, and we want to do what we can to he…

WA Boosts Diesel Stockpile Amid Ongoing Fuel Supply Concerns

The Cook Government has announced it will purchase an additional eight million litres of diesel for Western Australia’s strategic fuel stockpile, lifting the State-owned reserve to a total of 12 million litres. Premier Roger Cook made the announcement while speaking to media following the National Cabinet meeting, outlining further measures aimed at strengthening fuel security amid ongoing global supply pressures linked to conflict in the Middle…