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Viva Energy warns of lower Geelong output following fire

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 20 Apr 2026, 5:16pm
This handout photo taken and released by Giuliana Elakis on April 16, 2026 shows a fire at the Viva Oil Refinery in Geelong. Emergency crews were responding early on April 16 to a fire raging out of control at one of Australia's two remaining oil refineries which supplies 10 percent of the country's fuel. (Photo by Handout / Giuliana Elakis / AFP)
This handout photo taken and released by Giuliana Elakis on April 16, 2026 shows a fire at the Viva Oil Refinery in Geelong. Emergency crews were responding early on April 16 to a fire raging out of control at one of Australia's two remaining oil refineries which supplies 10 percent of the country's fuel. (Photo by Handout / Giuliana Elakis / AFP)

Viva Energy warns of lower Geelong output following fire

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 20 Apr 2026, 5:16pm

Australia's Viva Energy warned it expects its Geelong refinery to produce diesel and jet fuel at around 80 percent ​of capacity in the short term.

The refinery caught fire last week and burned for 13 hours before being put out. 

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says it's not as bad as it could have been - but concerns have been raised as the fuel crisis continues. 

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