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Data Sources

All data on this dashboard is sourced from publicly available Australian government databases, industry APIs, and open maritime tracking systems. No proprietary or paid data sources are used.

DCCEEW MSO (Power BI)

FRESHWeekly (Saturday)

Minimum Stockholding Obligation days of cover for petrol, diesel, and kerosene (jet fuel). Reported by regulated entities weekly.

MethodPower BI API query to extract days cover and surplus ratios. Falls back to quarterly Excel download if Power BI unavailable.

Sourcehttps://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security/minimum-stockholding-obligation/statistics

Last OK5 Apr, 09:18 pm

AIP Terminal Gate Prices

STALEWeekdays

Wholesale fuel prices at the terminal gate for petrol and diesel across 7 Australian cities.

MethodJSON API endpoint returning TGP data by city and fuel type.

Sourcehttps://www.aip.com.au

Last OK4 Apr, 07:00 am

AISStream (Vessel Tracking)

MONITORINGEvery 10 minutes

Live AIS (Automatic Identification System) data for tanker vessels in the Indo-Pacific region heading to Australian ports.

MethodWebSocket connection collecting position reports and ship static data. Filters to tanker types (AIS codes 80-89) within Australian bounding box.

Sourcehttps://aisstream.io

Port Authority Schedules

FRESHEvery 6 hours

Scheduled vessel arrivals from 7 Australian port systems: NSW Ports, Ports Victoria, QShips QLD, Fremantle, Flinders (SA), Darwin, and TasPorts.

MethodHTML scraping (NSW, Victoria) and Tidalis/JSON API queries (QLD, Fremantle, Flinders, Darwin, TasPorts). Tanker classification via vessel type, berth patterns, and origin port.

Last OK6 Apr, 10:00 am

Australian Petroleum Statistics

Monthly (15th)

Monthly fuel consumption data (petrol, diesel, jet fuel) from the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.

MethodHTML page scrape to find latest Excel download, then parses consumption/sales sheet for monthly volumes by fuel type.

Sourcehttps://www.energy.gov.au/publications/australian-petroleum-statistics

NSW FuelCheck API

MONITORINGEvery 4 hours

Retail fuel prices across NSW (Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong).

MethodOAuth-authenticated REST API. Requires API key and secret.

Sourcehttps://api.nsw.gov.au

FuelWatch WA

FRESHDaily

Retail fuel prices in Perth, Western Australia.

MethodRSS feed parsing for petrol and diesel prices.

Sourcehttps://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au

Last OK6 Apr, 06:30 am

QLD FuelPrices API

FRESHEvery 4 hours

Retail fuel prices in Brisbane, Queensland.

MethodREST API returning site prices. Requires API token.

Sourcehttps://www.fuelpricesqld.com.au

Last OK6 Apr, 10:15 am

Google News RSS

Every 3 hours

Australian fuel security and energy news articles.

MethodRSS feed search for fuel security, petrol price, diesel shortage, and energy security topics in Australia.

Sourcehttps://news.google.com

DCCEEW Crisis Instruments

MONITORINGEvery 6 hours

Monitoring for active Fuel Security (Temporary Reduction) Instruments.

MethodHTML page scrape checking for published instrument announcements.

Sourcehttps://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/security/australias-fuel-security/minimum-stockholding-obligation

Methodology Notes

Vessel cargo classification uses a 5-step cascade: port scraper vessel type, berth assignment, origin port, AIS ship type code, and vessel name keywords. Product tankers (generic/type 80, type 85-89) have cargo split proportionally based on APS import mix (57% diesel, 25% petrol, 13% jet fuel).

Days of cover is calculated from the DCCEEW MSO baseline, adjusted for elapsed time using an escalating import disruption model and panic buying factor linked to disruption severity. Distribution accessibility (85%) accounts for stock that is not immediately available for distribution.

Diversions are only flagged when a vessel's AIS destination changes from an Australian port to a non-Australian port while the vessel is more than 50km from the port. Vessels going quiet on AIS or departing after delivery are not counted as diversions.