Global Strategic Petroleum Reserves - Oceania

Oceania

New Zealand has a strategic reserve with a 2008 size of 170,000 tons or 1,200,000 barrels (190,000 m3). Much of this reserve is based on ticketed option contracts with Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, which allow for guaranteed purchases of petroleum in the event of an emergency.

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