Geelong Refinery Fire: No Supply Issues, Extra Diesel Secured

0:00It's April 17th. This is Sydney News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey, with the story. A big fire hit the Viva energy refinery in Jalong, one of Australia's only two operating ones, late Wednesday. It took out the Petro production section, dropping output to 60% there, while diesel and jet fuel are at 80% due to safety. Measures. Prime Minister Anthony Albany says this won't kick off the next phase of the National Fuel Security Plan. These cut short his trip to Malaysia, flew back overnight, and checked out the site himself. The blaze isn't suspicious, and Viva Energy's CEO says they don't expect supply issues for Victoria while they assess the damage. No clear timeline yet on getting back to full speed. Aussies are in stage 2 of the four-step fuel plan right now. Set up last month to handle global disruptions, not local ones like this. The PM stressed it's all about worldwide events, so no changes or restrictions coming from the fire. On the fuel front, they've locked in an extra 100 million liters of diesel from Brunei

1:04and South Korea, plus BP's joining a government backed, deal for more shipments. Albany's recent tour through Singapore, Brunei, and Malaysia helped seal those, with more talks lined up with Indonesia. Officials drop an update on stockpiles and incoming fuel this Saturday as they keep pushing to steady supplies amid the global crunch.