Benzinverlust durch Undichtigkeiten und Messungenauigkeiten

Definition

Automatic tank gauging (ATG) is described by Australian suppliers as a critical component for managing fuel storage tanks, providing precise fuel level measurements, loss prevention analysis and inventory reconciliation.[4][6]Manual dipping and spreadsheet-based reconciliation are still common in smaller sites, which increases the risk that small leaks, theft or calibration/temperature errors remain undetected. Industry ATG solutions (e.g. Gilbarco TLS4, Liquip/OPW systems) are specifically marketed to "reduce fuel variances" and provide precision inventory reconciliation and loss prevention analysis, indicating that such variances are a known and material problem in the market.[4][6]In practice, even a 0,5 % unexplained loss on a typical retail site selling 4 M L/year at a gross margin of ~AUD 0.10/L equates to around AUD 20 000 of margin leakage per site annually. Across a network of 10–20 sites this can quickly reach AUD 200 000–400 000 per year. Automated tank monitoring with continuous statistical leak detection and calibrated tank charts can reduce unexplained variance to closer to 0,1 %, leaving only ~AUD 4 000 equivalent loss on the same volume, i.e. avoiding ~AUD 16 000 per site per year. These amounts are not directly invoiced or recovered and therefore represent pure revenue leakage.

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Retail gasoline players in Australia 🇦🇺 waste schätzungsweise 0,3–0,7 % ihres jährlichen Kraftstoffumsatzes durch unerkannte Verluste und Messfehler im Tankbestandsmanagement. Automatisierte, regelkonforme Tanküberwachung und Bestellabwicklung reduziert diese Verluste auf unter 0,1 % und schützt Margen.

Affected Stakeholders

Tankstellenbetreiber, Retail Fuel Site Manager, CFO/Finance Manager von Tankstellennetzen, Umwelt- und Compliance-Beauftragte

Related Business Risks