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June 5, 2026

Weekly Fuel Market Watch

Weekly UpdateCommoditiesFXEnergy

This report provides a weekly diagnostic on the factors impacting New Zealand retail fuel prices, covering global crude indices, refining margins, and domestic consumption patterns.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Fuel prices in New Zealand are influenced by a complex mix of global crude prices, refining margins, freight costs, and the NZD exchange rate.
  • 2.Following the 2022 closure of the Marsden Point refinery, New Zealand shifted entirely to importing refined fuels rather than crude oil.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • ANZ card spending at fuel stations
  • National weekly average price paid by consumers as of last Friday
  • Crude prices expressed in NZD
  • Singapore refined fuel prices expressed in NZD (Petrol)
  • Singapore refined fuel prices expressed in NZD (Diesel)
  • Crack spreads
  • Refining margins
  • Spot-front spread
  • Brent futures curve – the market’s take
  • Brent futures – The evolving shape of the curve
  • New Zealand's fuel supply (days of cover)
  • Strait of Hormuz vessel crossings
  • Freight costs
  • Breaking down the price Kiwis pay at the pump (petrol)
  • Breaking down the price Kiwis pay at the pump (diesel)
  • The New Zealand dollar
  • OPEC estimated monthly production
  • Monthly fuel imports by country (main suppliers)
  • Fuel imports by country of origin (historical)
  • Fuel supply by method
  • Fuel demand by main sector (time series)
  • Diesel and petrol end use in "normal times"
  • Diesel end use: Breakdown of non-road transport in “normal times”
  • Petrol end use: Breakdown of non-road transport in “normal times”

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Authors

Miles Workman

Securities

Brent Crude OilMurban Crude Oil

Themes

Energy Supply Chain ReliabilityRefining Margins and Crack Spreads

Regions

Asia PacificNew ZealandUnited Arab EmiratesSingapore