BP Australia brings ethanol to 100th station; says will expand to 150, and double ethanol sales by early 2008

BP Australia announced that its Unleaded 91 brand, which contains 10% ethanol, is now available at its 100th stations. All the BP outlets are currently in New South Wales and Queensland. BP said it would expand to more than 150 stations would carry Unleaded 91 by early 2008. BP has sold 39 million gallons of ethanol in Australia, but said it had set a goal to sell 78 million gallons of ethanol in the second half of 2007.

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