Conventional gasoline

On April 12, 2024, Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water published the Fuel Quality Standards (Petrol) Determination 2024. Under these latest standards, the maximum sulfur limit of 10 mg/kg will be implemented after December 14, 2025, about a year delay from the previous target of mid-December 2024.

In addition, the new gasoline standards reduce the maximum aromatics limit for RON 95 from 45% v/v to 35% v/v with 35% v/v pool average, effective after December 14, 2025. For other gasoline grades, the maximum aromatics limit is kept at 45% v/v with 35% v/v pool average.

On March 18, 2019, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources published the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination Act 2019, under the Fuel Quality Standar