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Viva Energy chief executive Scott Wyatt speaks about what happened on the night of the Geelong refinery fire.

Scott was already working late on fuel supply when a call stopped him cold

The chief executive of Viva Energy raced to the Geelong plant and arrived at 3am to find the sky glowing orange.

  • Nick Toscano

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Efforts to extinguish the blaze at the Geelong refinery.

Refinery boss moves to calm fuel crunch fears after major fire

The Geelong refinery has restored 80 per cent of overall production and is nearing full capacity in its crucial diesel and jet fuel units.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the fire-damaged Viva Energy refinery on Friday.

Albanese laments refinery closures following Geelong fire, foreign interference ruled out as cause

The prime minister cut short his trip to Asia to visit the site of Wednesday night’s blaze at the Viva Energy plant in Corio.

  • Alexander Darling, Mike Foley and Kieran Rooney
Alan Spierings says he will have to make sacrifices due to the rising fuel prices.

Geelong explosion adds fuel to the fire of our national anxiety

Australians worry that an accident or an attack on a supply choke point like the Viva refinery could cause “cascading disruption to everyday life”.

  • Michael Bachelard and Alexander Darling

Refinery fire raises prospect of new emergency fuel-saving measures

The massive blaze at one of Australia’s two remaining refineries knocked out a fifth of its capacity, heightening fears about Australia’s fragile fuel security.

  • Nick Toscano, Lachlan Abbott, Alexander Darling, Patrick Hatch, Melissa Cunningham and Mike Foley
The Viva Energy plant fire has hit an already stretched fuel market.

Don’t panic, the Geelong fire shouldn’t spike Australian fuel prices

Geelong’s refinery continues to operate, and Viva Energy’s management is privately confident it will have “options to restore production” volumes.

  • Nick Toscano
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Te 70-year-old Geelong oil refinery was the first in a wave of postwar refineries to come onstream across Australia. Today, it is one of just two that remain.

Local refiners seek federal lifeline as fuel supply fears grow

Labor is locked in high-stakes talks to keep Australia’s last two oil refineries open as Middle East fuel shock fears deepen.

  • Nick Toscano
Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill at Karratha Gas Plant.

Gas giant Woodside fumes over six-year wait for huge extension permit

Australia’s biggest gas producer has hit out at federal permit delays, warning red tape will drive out future investment in critical energy supplies.

  • Nick Toscano
Viva Energy, owner of the Geelong oil refinery, is seeking approval to begin importing liquefied natural gas into Victoria for the first time.

Is there a new energy future for Australia’s remaining oil refiners?

A sprawling oil refinery in Geelong — one of just two left in Australia — is pushing to develop greener products and import gas amid questions about its future.

  • Nick Toscano
WA’s economy is more dependent on gas than any other state.

Australia is a top gas exporter. Should it start to import it now too?

A plan to start importing giant shipments of liquefied gas reopened for approval amid worries of an east-coast energy crunch.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley