The fuel that powers passenger planes is normally among the most expensive oil products, but in a sign of the times the coronavirus has turned it into a blending component for typically cheaper shipping fuel.

• The Strategic Fuel Fund has agreed to discuss an out-of-court settlement with Glencore over their sale of strategic oil reserves.
• Other companies responding to the CEF's application asked the Western Cape High Court to provide clarity on who get the awards, including the oil and storage fees.
• Some companies involved in the case suffered losses due to failure on the part of SFF to provide the oil paid for.

• The recent strength of the rand against the US dollar could see the fuel price drop at the end of September.
• International oil prices also dropped this month, reducing in SA by more than 10% since the beginning of the month.
• The Automobile Association of South Africa predicts a reduction in the fuel price by between 26 and cents a litre.

• Transnet Pipelines is looking for drones, spies, and an army of some 150 people to help guard its pipeline network.
• Thieves are now digging up its pipes and installing their own valves to siphon off fuel, Transnet says.
• Guarding 3,800 kilometres of pipelines isn't easy, so it wants both a helicopter strike force and help infiltrating criminal syndicates, to prosecute those who sell the fuel in neighbouring countries.
• Its new team should be capable of "policing duties" Transnet says.