From Stewart Island to Kaitaia, there’s always an Allied Petroleum spot near you! Our extensive network of 24/7 fuel stops, service stations and marine stops across New Zealand stretches into the most remote reaches of the country to ensure our fuel reaches customers.

Allied Petroleum’s promise is to always keep its customers moving, no matter the location or circumstance. Take a look at our work in Marlborough, for example. Extreme weather in the region in July last year wreaked havoc, which unfortunately rendered Kenepuru Sound inaccessible and its residents cut off by way of road.

Our customers in the Sound still needed to access fuel to keep them and their businesses going, so we came up with a creative solution to deliver fuel to them – via barge. Teaming up with Johnson’s Barge Services, Allied has been delivering fuel to customers on the barge in a variety of ways, including drums and trailer tanks. In February, we even put an Allied truck and trailer unit on a barge with one of our drivers, Chris Ruffell, so we could deliver fuel to some of our most isolated customers.

At the end of last year, the fragile Kenepuru road reopened, but restrictions on what could drive the route meant heavy fuel vehicles are still not able to make the trip. It’s been a series of temporary solutions until road access enables us to drive truck and trailer units into the Sound once again, but we weren’t going to leave customers high and dry when they need fuel to keep moving.

Fuel Prices

In recent months, these price hikes have directly correlated with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Back in March, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said that the longer conflict goes on in Ukraine, the biggest impact economically for New Zealand will be around the cost of fuel. Two months later, this continues to be true.

Prices are increasing because economic sanctions against Russia for their invasion of Ukraine has prevented the purchase of Russian crude oil. Russia is the third largest producer of oil in the world.

As COVID-19 continues to affect shipping lines, there have also been significant cost increases in the logistics of transporting oil, which has played a part in the overall pricing structure of fuel.

As a fuel supplier, our prices are dictated by the market, which at present is very volatile. High fuel prices aren’t good for anyone. What we can do, though, is look after our customers. Our team of customer services staff and sales managers are never more than a call away and are keen to help you out with whatever you need. If there’s a solution to be had, we’re going to help you get there.