Drone attack sparks concern over fuel reserves

Gregor Heard
September 18 2019 - 2:30pm
Harvest time sees agricultural demand for diesel supplies soaring.
Harvest time sees agricultural demand for diesel supplies soaring.

THE CHAIRMAN of Grain Growers has said Australia needs to have a serious look at its approach to fuel reserves in light of the drone attacks which hit key Saudi Arabian oil refineries over the weekend, briefly sending world crude oil prices up by as much as 20 per cent.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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