Caltex is experiencing a period of tight diesel supplies in South-East Queensland as the result of urgent unplanned maintenance repairs required on a major diesel processing plant at the company's Lytton refinery.

Supplies of diesel to the market are expected to return to normal by the end of the month.

Every effort is being made to bring diesel from interstate and overseas to help allow limited supplies to be maintained from the Lytton distribution terminal.

Road tankers are taking fuel from the company's terminal at Newcastle in New South Wales to service stations in South-East Queensland. Some diesel is being trucked from Gladstone to service stations north of Brisbane. A diesel import cargo has been purchased to arrive at Lytton before month-end.

Supplies of diesel to service stations are being allocated on the basis of a limited percentage of the sites' usual requirements. This will mean that from time to time some Caltex branded service stations may be without diesel for a few hours until the next delivery can be made.

Petrol supplies have not been affected.

"Caltex sincerely apologises to all our customers affected by this shortage," said Caltex Managing Director and CEO Des King. "We are doing everything possible to overcome the situation as quickly as possible."

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