首批额外柴油储备运往新西兰
财政部长 Nicola Willis 和能源副部长 Shane Jones 表示，新西兰柴油储备中的首批货物已经启运前往新西兰。
这批燃料已于5月31日装船，目前正运往北地的Marsden Point，预计将在6月中旬（6月16日至18日）抵达。第二批预计将在7月初抵达。
Channel Infrastructure正在对Marsden Point的两个旧原油储罐进行翻新改造，以为柴油储备提供约9300万升的存储能力。这些储罐将在首批燃料抵达时准备好接收。
这两批燃料合计约相当于新西兰约9天的正常柴油消耗量。
🛢️ 政府控制的战略储备
这批新增供应不会计入燃料公司最低库存义务之中，而是由政府统一控制。
财政部长 Nicola Willis 表示，该储备将增强新西兰的燃料安全与韧性。
她说：
“柴油对维持新西兰运转至关重要。它支撑货运、农业、建筑以及新西兰人日常依赖的各类服务。”
“在新西兰本地增加柴油供应，将提升国家韧性，并增强公众对我们应对潜在供应中断能力的信心。”
能源副部长 Shane Jones 表示：
“政府与 Z Energy 达成协议，该公司将拥有并管理这些储备库存。何时以及如何使用这些储备，将由部长决定。”
🏗️ 基础设施资金来源
Marsden Point储罐改造工程由最多2160万纽币资金支持，资金来自：
Regional Infrastructure Fund。
新西兰政府正在建立国家级柴油战略储备体系，通过在Marsden Point储存约9天用量的柴油，并由政府控制使用，以提升能源安全和应对潜在供应中断的能力。
The first of two shipments of New Zealand’s diesel reserve is now on its way to New Zealand, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones say.
The fuel was loaded on 31 May and is now en route to Marsden Point in Northland, where it is expected to arrive mid-June (16-18 June). The second shipment is expected to arrive in early July.
Channel Infrastructure is continuing work to refurbish two former crude oil tanks at Marsden Point to create around 93 million litres of capacity for the diesel. The tanks will be ready to receive the fuel when the first shipment arrives.
Together, the two shipments represent around nine days’ of typical diesel consumption for the country.
The additional supply will not count towards the fuel companies’ minimum stockholding obligations, and will be controlled by the Government.
Nicola Willis says the reserve will strengthen New Zealand’s fuel security and resilience.
“Diesel is critical to keeping New Zealand moving. It powers freight, agriculture, construction and many of the services New Zealanders rely on every day.
“Having additional diesel available in New Zealand provides greater resilience and gives New Zealanders confidence that we are better prepared for potential supply disruptions,” Nicola Willis says.
“The Crown and Z Energy agreed that the company will own and manage the reserve stocks. How and when the reserve is used will be decided by ministers,” Shane Jones says.
The refurbishment of the tanks at Marsden Point is being paid for by up to $21.6 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund.
