Albanese says no fuel restrictions in wake of massive Geelong refinery fire

Prime minister says Corio refinery fire will not push Australia into stage 3 restrictions, despite reduced production of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel

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Anthony Albanese says petrol production has fallen 40% at one of Australia’s two remaining oil refineries but the https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/16/geelongs-refinery-fire-may-be-out-but-questions-over-what-it-means-for-our-fuel-crisis-are-still-raging">damage caused by the fire at the Geelong facility will not lead to fuel restrictions.

The prime minister spoke outside the Viva Energy refinery – which had been supplying about half of Victoria’s fuel before a https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/16/viva-oil-refinery-fire-corio-geelong-victoria-fuel-prices">massive fire burned for 13 hours until noon Thursday – on Friday morning, and said the facility was also producing less diesel and aviation fuel.