Melbourne, April 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday that a major fire that broke out at one of Australia’s two oil refineries will have a minimal impact on fuel production.Albanese on Friday returned early from an official trip to Brunei and Malaysia to inspect the damage at Viva Energy’s refinery southwest of Melbourne after equipment failure caused a major fire on Wednesday night. The fire was extinguished around midday on Thursday.Speaking to reporters at the refinery, A…
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Melbourne, April 16 (IANS) Authorities said on Thursday that equipment failure caused a major fire at an Australian oil refinery that is expected to affect the national fuel supply.The fire broke out at Viva Energy’s refinery in the city of Geelong, 65 km southwest of Melbourne, around 11 p.m. local time on Wednesday and was continuing to burn on Thursday morning.The facility is one of only two operational refineries in Australia and produces about 10 per cent of the national fuel supply.Michell…
Canberra, March 20 (IANS) The Australian government has struck a deal to continue subsidising the country’s two remaining oil refineries, Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced on Friday.Bowen said that the government and the operators of the two refineries have reached an agreement to amend the fuel security services payment, under which the government pays the refineries when oil prices do not cover operating costs.Viva Energy’s refinery southwest of Melbourne in the city of Geelong and Ampol’s…
Melbourne, Dec 31 (IANS) Thousands of police officers have been deployed across the southeast Australian state of Victoria to ensure public safety during New Year celebrations.Victoria Police said that thousands of general duty officers and specialist assets from the mounted branch, dog squad, water police, air wing and critical incident response team (CIRT) will work overnight on Wednesday to ensure that New Year celebrations are safe, Xinhua news agency reported.Superintendent Belinda Jones, V…