Airlines told to conserve fuel after contamination

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says routine fuel testing of a jet fuel shipment has raised some concerns and there is a potential impact to jet fuel supply.

The most common contaminant is water, but that is easily fixed - the oil just needs to sit for a few days, he says.

In this case, it's more likely the contaminant is sulphur or something else, which will require dilution - and the material for that will be on a ship somewhere.

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