The transport sector in Australia depends heavily on imported oil - based fuels. With this comes the ever - present risk of oil supply shortages. But Australia is gas - rich and oil - poor, so it makes practical sense to assess how our own gas resources can be used to produce these fuels. Natural gas can be used directly as a fuel, blended with diesel in modified diesel engines, and converted into a conventional liquid fuel - all at a modest cost. This book, written by Australia's leading experts in the field, demonstrates how using natural gas as a transport fuel could increase our fuel self - sufficiency to 50 - 70 per cent by 2030. And with three - quarters of our freight being moved by road, it's clear that these developments will have major benefits for Australian transport efficiency.