Number of WA service stations out of diesel increases by 207 per cent overnight

Rita Saffioti doesn’t believe fuel rationing will be needed, despite the number of WA outlets out of diesel surging by more than 207 per cent.

On Wednesday, there were 12 service stations that had run dry, mainly in regional communities, but that had ballooned to 45 retailers on Thursday.

Another 19 retailers were without unleaded petrol.

The Treasurer said efforts were underway to divert fuel stocks where they were needed, and appealed for calm.

“Work (is being) undertaken on how we can have more immediate visibility about fuel stations and their stocks,” she said.

“What’s happening in the Middle East is causing all of us concern, but we’ve gone through it with Covid, (and) we’ve gone through it with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“It creates shocks in the economy and through society, but we have to be calm and measured in how we deal with this.”

She said the flow of oil ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, and prices, were being monitored but were fluctuating.

“I’m not expecting (rationing) but there are a lot of moving parts,” she said.

“It does change every day and you’re not sure what’s going to be happening next week in relation to those ships, but what we’ll continue to do is monitor what’s happening and then work with industry to try and alleviate the impact.”

Premier Roger Cook maintained that “petrol and diesel supplies remain secure, ships are arriving on schedule, and our fuel terminals are well-stocked”.

WA’s alert level under a state hazard plan for fuel disruptions was increased from white to yellow alert last week.

A level two amber alert would escalate business continuity arrangements to “crisis management” and trigger a co-ordinated approach to ramp-up preparations for emergency provisions — if needed.

Ms Saffioti couldn’t say whether WA was close to pulling that alert lever.

“If there’s a change in relation to that we will immediately announce it,” she said.

“But it needs consideration of the state emergency sub-committee of Cabinet”.

Here are the stations with no diesel left:

• 7-Eleven Alkimos
• 7-Eleven Ascot
• 7-Eleven Balga
• 7-Eleven Banksia Grove
• 7-Eleven Bassendean
• 7-Eleven Bentley
• 7-Eleven Bibra Lake
• 7-Eleven Brabham
• 7-Eleven Butler
• BP Canning Vale OPT
• 7-Eleven Carlisle
• 7-Eleven Dayton
• 7-Eleven Eaton
• 7-Eleven Malvern Springs
• 7-Eleven Gosnells
• 7-Eleven Joondalup
• 7-Eleven Mandurah
• 7-Eleven Middle Swan
• 7-Eleven Midland
• 7-Eleven Morley
• UGO Mundaring
• 7-Eleven Ridgewood
• Ampol Foodary Scarborough
• 7-Eleven Success
• 7-Eleven Thornlie
• 7-Eleven Wanneroo South
• 7-Eleven Wattle Grove
• 7-Eleven Withers
• Ampol Foodary North Road
• Balingup Liquor & General Store
• Harbour Rd Truckstop
• WFG Shell Esperance OPT
• Shell Reddy Express Collie
• Geographe IGA
• Vibe Harvey
• Hills Emporio
• Shell Geraldton Truckstop
• Mt Barker Fuel Services
• Shell Reddy Express Ocean Reef
• Condello’s Liquor Waterloo
• Astron Quinns Rocks
• Walkaway General Store
• De Rosa’s Highway Motors
• Shell Reddy Express Wembley
• Ampol Albany Diesel Stop

Here are the stations with no unleaded left:

• Balingup Liquor & General Store
• Vibe Broadwater
• Harbour Rd Truckstop
• WFG Shell Esperance OPT
• Geographe IGA
• Vibe Henderson
• Hills Emporio
• 7-Eleven Landsdale
• Mt Barker Fuel Services
• Shell Reddy Express Upper Swan Roadhouse
• Walkaway General Store
• Ampol Foodary Broome
• Cheynes Beach Caravan Park
• United Mount Barker Roadhouse Truck Stop
• Shell Reddy Express Port Hedland
• Astron Quinns Rocks
• Ampol Foodary Willetton
• Gull York Roadhouse