• Fire occurred in Gasoline complex at Geelong Refinery
• All personnel safely accounted for, fire brought under control
• Refinery production expected at 80% for diesel/jet fuel, 60% for petrol
• Repairs and restart of Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit expected in coming weeks

Viva Energy Group Limited has advised that a fire occurred within the Gasoline complex at its Geelong Refinery on the evening of Wednesday, 15 April 2026. Emergency procedures were quickly activated, and all personnel were safely accounted for. The fire was brought under control and fully extinguished on Thursday morning. The incident occurred in the Alkylation Unit, which forms part of the Gasoline complex. The other major processing units at the refinery, including the Crude Distillation Units, Reformer and Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit (RCCU), are unaffected, however the RCCU is currently offline while operations are stabilised. In the short-term, Geelong Refinery expects to be producing diesel and jet fuel at approximately 80% of capacity and petrol at approximately 60%. The company has sufficient fuel stocks to cover this reduced production and expects to maintain normal fuel supply to customers. Over the next few weeks, and subject to plant inspection, the company expects to be in a position to restart the RCCU and lift production of diesel, jet fuel and petrol to over 90% of capacity. The refinery is then expected to continue production at these levels until repairs are completed. An assessment of damage, repairs, duration and financial impact to return to fully optimised production will commence this week. The company has insurance coverage for property damage and business interruption and has notified its insurers of the incident. The company will undertake a comprehensive investigation into the cause of this incident. Geelong Refinery remains a strategic asset within the Viva Energy Group, and the company is committed to maintaining operations and restoring production.

Viva Energy expects to restart the Residue Catalytic Cracking Unit and lift production of diesel, jet fuel and petrol to over 90% of capacity within the next few weeks, subject to plant inspection. The refinery is then expected to continue production at these levels until repairs are completed.