Powerful explosions have rocked one of only two working oil refineries in Australia.
\nFirefighters in the state of Victoria said flames of up to 60 metres broke out on Wednesday night and was finally brought under control on Thursday.
\nThe energy minister says the blaze will have a major impact on petrol production.
\nAustralia had already raised concerns about dwindling fuel supplies because of disruptions to oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz.
\nSeparately, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia has secured an additional supply of 100 million litres of diesel from Brunei and South Korea, to boost the country’s precarious reserves amid the Iran war. <\/p>\n
Kevin Morrison is an Energy Finance Analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
\nHe says the fire may have occurred because the plant was operating at full capacity. <\/p>\n
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