RD Petroleum markets and distributes bulk fuel, lubricants, and petroleum-related products across New Zealand's rural, residential, and commercial sectors. In August 2018, RD Petroleum upgraded their aviation fuel site at Franz Josef Glacier, replacing five smaller existing tanks with a single premium tank.
Beyond the tank itself, the project came with a significant logistics challenge: getting a 60,000-litre tank from Fuelchief's facility in Bromley, on New Zealand's East Coast, to Franz Josef Glacier on the West Coast, a route that crosses the Southern Alps and includes some of the most remote terrain in the country.
