Cook Islands Review of Fuel Distribution & Pricing System (Final Report)

Report prepared for Cook Islands Government by Ouro Preto International, Australia. Review of fuel distribution and pricing system in the Cook Islands. Petroleum based fuel is currently supplied into Cook Islands by three multi-national oil companies (MNOCs) into three bulk fuel terminals on Rarotonga. Even though there are three fuel terminals and more than three fuel suppliers to Cook Islands, there is very limited competition. As mentioned above, what competition there is often has the effect of driving fuel prices up instead of down.