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What does the Geelong refinery fire reveal about Australia’s fuel supplies?

  • Written by Tony Wood, Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute

Late on Wednesday, Victorian firefighters were called to a large fire at Viva Energy Group’s oil refinery in Corio, a suburb of Geelong. The blaze is believed to have been an equipment failure. Thankfully, no-one was injured.

Viva is one of two refineries left in Australia, and supplies more than 50% of fuel in Victoria, and 10% of fuel in...

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