Oil refineries are catching fire in war or by accident. How does this worsen the energy crunch?
- Written by Meredith Primrose Jones, Researcher, Oceania Cyber Security Centre, RMIT University
Over the last two months, refineries and fuel storage facilities around the world have caught fire due to war (Russia) or accident (Australia, the United States, India and Mexico), adding more pressure to stressed oil and gas supply chains.
Global production of refined oil is normally around 100 million barrels a day. But this is under real...





