‘Unprecedented’ fire at Australian oil refinery threatens already dwindling petrol supplies

NewsWorldAustralasia‘Unprecedented’ fire at Australian oil refinery threatens already dwindling petrol suppliesRefinery supplies around half of Victoria's fuel and 10 per cent of nation's total, and processes about 120,000 barrels of oil per dayStuti Mishra Thursday 16 April 2026 05:54 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958662","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/geelong-oil-refinery-fire-australia-petrol-supply-b2958662.html","title":"Massive fire at oil refinery threatens Australia’s petrol supplies"}}CloseUS enforces blockade on Iranian ports as naval vessels patrol Gulf of OmanSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Climate_Newsletter","regTitle":"Independent Climate","subscriptionGroup":"climate","subscriptionGroupId":"5a7ac7c1-5f39-48c0-8ee8-0b8e43b9e451","type":"climate_change","pathPrefix":"/climate-change","associatedAuthors":["Stuti Mishra"],"title":"Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet","mobileTitle":"Get our free Climate email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/climate1_1.png","description":"Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveClimate","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":true}A fire at one of Australia's only two remaining oil refin...