Regulatory
Australia — oil import rules
4 product categories open to private trade, 0 restricted, 0 blocked. These are the same rules the OilFlow matching engine uses when screening listings destined for Australia.
Product-by-product
- Crude oil
- Allowed for private tradeMajor condensate exporter (NWS, Wheatstone, Ichthys, Prelude). Onshore production declining. Cossack, Pyrenees, Vincent grades.
- Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)
- Allowed for private tradeLytton (Ampol) and Geelong (Viva Energy) — only two operating refineries after Altona/Kwinana closures. Net importer.
- LPG
- Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
- LNG
- Allowed for private tradeWorld's largest LNG exporter alongside Qatar/US. NWS, Pluto, Gorgon, Wheatstone, Ichthys, Prelude FLNG (offshore), Curtis Island Gladstone trio (QCLNG/APLNG/GLNG).
Frequently asked
- Can private companies import crude oil into Australia?
- Major condensate exporter (NWS, Wheatstone, Ichthys, Prelude). Onshore production declining. Cossack, Pyrenees, Vincent grades.
- Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Australia?
- Lytton (Ampol) and Geelong (Viva Energy) — only two operating refineries after Altona/Kwinana closures. Net importer.
- Does OilFlow screen listings against Australia regulations?
- Yes. The same rule table shown on this page drives the matching engine — buyer-side listings that can't legally clear in Australia are rejected before they reach a seller.