Geelong Fire Could Cause 'Short-Term Petrol Price Shock' for Victoria

How Victorian oil refinery fire will impact Australia

Finance editor Chris Kohler explains the impacts of the Viva Oil Refinery fire in Geelong.

Geelong fire could cause 'short-term petrol price shock' for Victoria

The fire "could have a national implication" for Australia but it would impact Victorian consumers in particular, an energy finance analyst says.

'Mini Strait of Hormuz closure': Victoria could feel petrol price impact of Geelong fire

As Australians woke to the news of a major fire at the Geelong refinery — one of the nation's two remaining oil refineries — questions quickly turned to what this could mean for petrol prices.

'Could happen right away': Fuel prices to hike again after oil refinery fire

A fire has ripped through one of Australia's two critical oil refineries, stoking fears that a fresh supply shortage will grip motorists and drive up prices at the pump once again.The Viva Energy oil refinery in Geelong, Victoria suffered damage in an explosive fire which began about 11pm yesterday, with production output expected to be slashed to "minimum rates" following the blaze.When at full capacity, the refinery can produce up to 120,000…

Delayed maintenance not yet linked to Geelong oil refinery fire

Delayed maintenance not linked to dramatic blaze at the oil refinery in Geelong ‘at this stage’, as more details are released about the fire. Image: Viva Energy. Insert: Facebook Maintenance deferred around a month ago was unrelated to the outbreak of a fire at Geelong’s oil refinery late on Wednesday night, which took around 12 hours to extinguish, Viva Energy’s Geelong refinery manager Bill Patterson told media on Thursday afternoon. “That ch…

Fuel Prices Expected to Rise Following Geelong Oil Refinery Fire

Fuel prices are going up again following the Geelong oil refinery fire, which has now been put under control by the authorities.