Fuel spills on M1 as tanker crashes, northbound lanes of the Pacific Motorway have reopened
Five people have been taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash involving a fuel tanker on the Pacific Motorway, at […]
Man arrested after car chase and foot pursuit suspected in spate of petrol drive-offs
A man arrested after a police chase is suspected of being responsible for numerous petrol drive-offs in the northern suburbs
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Charges laid over Pacific Motorway fuel tanker crash
A Gold Coast man has been charged after a multi-vehicle Pacific Motorway crash left the highway closed for hours on
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Thousands of fuel thieves ignore ‘benefit of the doubt’ text from police
Thousands of Queensland “fuel thieves” have ignored texts from police who give motorists the benefit of the doubt and urge
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Caltex shares higher on report of second foreign suitor
Caltex investors were buoyed by a potential second foreign suitor and the prospect of a bidding war for the prized
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Iraq Drone Strike. Fuel Cycle To Take Petrol to Near-Record Highs
Motorists are being warned to fill up now as a perfect storm of tightening supply and the Iranian crisis threatens
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Caltex shares jump on talk of bidding war
Petrol stations and fuel networks are set to maintain their status as the hottest properties in Australian retail in 2020,
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Caltex board’s rejection of Couche-Tard offer seems like a canny move
The mere whiff that another predator could be circling Caltex should prompt its existing suitor Canada’s Couche-Tard to assess the
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Fuel shortages slowing bushfire evacuees
Fuel shortages and long queues are hampering efforts to escape bushfire-hit areas of NSW and Victoria. Victorian authorities have urged
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Servo robbed by man wielding blood-filled syringe
An Employee of a Lismore service station had a harrowing experience when a man allegedly threatened him with a loaded
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Caltex rebrand strengthens Couche-Tard’s stance on value
Caltex Australia’s looming loss of its household brand name may play into the hands of its Canadian suitor Alimentation Couche-Tard,
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UK’s EG Group weighs counterbid for Caltex Australia
EG Group, one of the world’s largest independent gas station and convenience store chains, is considering a bid for Caltex
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‘Black gold’ rush: Investors line up for petrol stations despite fuel’s uncertain future
A series of high-octane real estate deals is fuelling investment in the ubiquitous neon-lit petrol stations that line Australia’s highways and
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Police hunt bandit after Raymond Terrace service station hold-up
Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a Raymond Terrace petrol station, which became physical between the bandit and
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Meet the man who is leading Australia’s EV revolution
Does anyone recall a time when two blokes with a truck were just removalists, rather than ‘relocation solution providers’? It’s
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Fuel deal between Trump and Australia secures crucial backing
A bid by the Morrison government to avoid spending billions of dollars on a vast stockpile of emergency fuel has
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2019 CEO Survey: Julian Segal, Caltex
Every year The Australian’s John Durie asks some of the biggest names in Australian business five key questions about what’s
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Our transport system needs fixing, but a tax on electric vehicles isn’t the solution
In recent years, false claims have circulated that electric vehicles are “breaking our roads” because they don’t use fuel and
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Caltex to become Ampol after Chevron terminates licensing agreement
Takeover target Caltex Australia will fork out $165 million to rebrand itself as Ampol following the breakdown of a licensing
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Caltex closer to accepting Couche-Tard buyout offer
Caltex is edging closer to a deal with potential Canadian-based bidder Couche-Tard, which is considering signing a confidentiality agreement for
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Couche-Tard bid delays Caltex CEO succession
Couche-Tard’s $8.6 billion takeover proposal has thrown a spanner in the works of succession planning at Caltex, with the board
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Does Caltex’s suitor really want to pay so much for so little?
One of the great curiosities of the $8.6 billion indicative offer by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard is that it is apparently
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Chevron buys Puma Energy to re-enter Australian fuel market
Chevron will spend $425 million to acquire Puma Energy’s Australian business in a surprise move to re-enter the fuels retailing
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Caltex, Couche-Tard standoff delays deal
Expectations are fading of progress before Christmas towards a renewed approach for Caltex by its suitor Alimentation Couche-Tard as the
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Petrol bowser audit reveals under-pouring, Government authority issues fines
Nearly one in 20 petrol bowsers audited nationally have been under-pouring petrol, according to the National Measurement Institute (NMI), meaning
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Man steals more than $300 of fuel
POLICE are looking for a man who they believe stole more than $300 of fuel from a Pearsall service station.
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Soaring fuel thefts driving servo owners to despair
The extent of Victoria’s petrol drive-off epidemic has been laid bare. A year after police declared game-on against fuel bandits,
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Charter Hall revs up petrol station market with $840 million BP deal
Global fuel giant BP has followed in the footsteps of rival Caltex and sold a half share of its $1.7
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Brisbane fuel hits record prices for two days in a row
A week out from Christmas, south-east Queensland motorists have again been slugged with record petrol prices, a day after Brisbane
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Petrol prices hit year high as servos ”reap the rewards”
Unleaded petrol prices in Melbourne have hit a 2019-high, as an RACV spokesman accuses services stations of giving themselves an
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