Checking out a new oil tank in Parry St are (from left) New Zealand Oil Services project engineer Robert Ahrens, maintenance lead Johann Anderson, programme manager Hugh Evans and Dunedin terminal operations manager Ammay Flanders. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHA new oil tank to store jet fuel and diesel has been constructed in Dunedin amid a boom in the city’s tourism. New Zealand Oil Services is expecting to complete construction of the 21m-wide and 13m-tall silo in Central Dunedin’s Parry St, for BP, by the middle of this year. BP head of country and vice-president Asia Pacific aviation Haley Mahoney said Dunedin terminal works continued its recent investments in fuel storage across the country. "The Dunedin terminal’s additional fuel storage capacity will further enhance our South Island supply chain for jet fuel and diesel as travel and tourism continues to grow throughout Otago and Queenstown."

Source: Otago Daily Times February 10, 2026 16:05 UTC