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Firefighters battled an out-of-control fire at Viva Energy Group’s Geelong refinery in southern Australia, one of the country’s only two oil refineries.
In a statement, Fire Rescue Victoria said the blaze involved liquid fuels and gases. There have been no injuries, and there was no immediate impact on fuel supplies.
The Viva Energy website said the refinery can process up to 120,000 barrels of oil per day, manufacturing petrol, diesel, LPG, jet fuel, aviation gasoline and low aromatic fuel.
It supplies over 50 per cent of Victoria’s fuel and 10 per cent of Australia’s fuel.
The fire comes just one week after Viva Energy struck a deal with the Australian government to secure additional fuel during the war in West Asia.
