Refinery

Lytton Refinery

Ampol ·Brisbane, AU ·v1.1

A 109,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Brisbane, AU, operated by Ampol. Nelson Complexity 7.

Record

Rated capacity
109,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
7
Status
Operating
Operator
Ampol
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/ampol-brisbane
Coordinates
-27.4200, 153.1400

Notes

News indicates Australia's refinery crisis with deferred shutdowns and maintenance delays. Ampol (which operates Lytton) is importing US crude and deferring refinery shutdowns, suggesting continued but constrained operations. Refining margins are under pressure, indicating reduced utilization despite operational status.

What coverage reports

21 days since one was reported

Australia: Ampol Posts Sharp Profit Rise Ahead of Lytton Refinery Shutdown
2026-07-30 · 1 publisher filed it

1 reported in 12 months

operations 1

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

50 records25 Jul 2012 to 30 Jul 2026General 28 · Maintenance 10 · Operations 6 · Expansion 4
  1. Operations Critical
    Australia: Ampol Posts Sharp Profit Rise Ahead of Lytton Refinery Shutdown

    Ampol reported an increase in first-half operating profit and scheduled major maintenance at its Lytton refinery in Queensland starting in August.

    energynews.pro · matched lytton
  2. General Low
    Ampol’s resilient supply chain and Lytton refinery drive earnings surge amid Middle East turmoil

    Refinery output at Ampol's Lytton refinery rose 8.7 percent in the first half of 2026 as the Lytton Refiner Margin averaged US$28.26 per barrel.

    The Globe and Mail · matched lytton
  3. Maintenance Medium
    Ampol plans 2-month turnaround at Lytton after windfall margins
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched lytton
  4. General Low
    Ampol’s Lytton Refinery Turned Higher Oil Prices Into Bigger Margins
    finimize.com · matched lytton
  5. Maintenance Medium
    Ampol's Lytton refining margin triples, refinery maintenance to reduce output
    TradingView · matched lytton
  6. General Low
    BP secures 35-year Brisbane lease as state moves to secure fuel pipeline
    Brisbane Times · matched brisbane
  7. Expansion Low
    Queensland government invests $25m in Ampol’s Lytton refinery
    Convenience & Impulse Retailing · matched lytton
  8. Expansion Low
    Queensland invests $25 million in Ampol's Lytton refinery to produce renewable diesel from 2028
    BioEnergy Times · matched lytton
  9. General Low
    Brisbane diesel refinery receives $25 million boost from LNP
    Brisbane Times · matched brisbane
  10. General Low
    Ampol surges as Lytton Refiner margins skyrocket
    grafa.com · matched lytton
  11. General Low
    Ampol Posts Strong Q1 as Middle East Conflict Underscores Strategic Value of Lytton Refinery
    TipRanks · matched lytton
  12. General Low
    Australia's Ampol quadruples first-quarter Lytton refinery margin
    marketscreener.com · matched lytton
  13. General Low
    Why Ampol's Lytton refinery could drive a $3-$5 re-rate
    Livewire Markets · matched lytton
  14. General Low
    Prime Minister and Energy Minister addressing fuel supplies at Brisbane refinery
    MSN · matched brisbane
  15. Maintenance High
    Ampol gains stronger fuel security support and defers Lytton outage to bolster supply
    The Globe and Mail · matched lytton
  16. Maintenance Medium
    Ampol to delay Lytton refinery turnaround amid fuel shortage
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched lytton
  17. General Low
    Ampol's Lytton Refinery Gains Margin Boost from 60-Day Fuel Export Waiver—But Support Is Running Out
    bitget.com · matched lytton
  18. Expansion Medium
    Is Temporary Sulphur Flexibility Reshaping the Investment Case For Ampol’s Lytton Refinery (ASX:ALD)?
    simplywall.st · matched lytton
  19. Maintenance Medium
    EnerMech Secures Five-Year ME&I Maintenance Contract at Ampol’s Lytton Refinery
    Machine Maker + 1 other outlet · matched lytton
  20. Policy Low
    Ampol Lytton Refinery Gains Breathing Room From Policy Shift
    Kalkine Media · matched lytton
  21. Maintenance Medium
    EnerMech Secures Major 5-Year Maintenance Deal at Ampol's Brisbane Refinery
    IndexBox · matched brisbane
  22. General Low
    EnerMech secures ME&I contract at Lytton refinery, Queensland
    offshore-technology.com + 2 other outlets · matched lytton
  23. Maintenance Medium
    Ampol 2025 Financial Results: Earnings Surge on Lytton Refinery Turnaround | 2026 Update
    IndexBox · matched lytton
  24. Maintenance Medium
    Ampol flags refining strain as Lytton turnaround under way
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched lytton
  25. Maintenance Medium
    ENB exclusive: Ampol extends partnership with Wood for Lytton refinery maintenance
    Energy News Bulletin + 1 other outlet · matched lytton
  26. Maintenance High
    Ampol extends partnership with Wood for Lytton refinery maintenance
    Wood Group · matched lytton
  27. General Low
    Refinery, New Farm Mirvac-built apartment sees strong results in Brisbane
    Apartments.com.au · matched brisbane
  28. General Low
    Cyclone Alfred causes $35m in damages at Ampol’s Lytton Refinery
    Convenience & Impulse Retailing · matched lytton
  29. Incident High
    Major 800,000 litre Port of Brisbane crude oil spill could take week to clear
    The Courier Mail + 1 other outlet · matched brisbane
  30. General Low
    Ampol struggles as refining margins and Lytton outages weigh
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched lytton
  31. General Medium
    Ampol restarts FCC at Lytton refinery, sees margins improve
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched lytton
  32. General Low
    Ampol (ALD) Earnings: 3Q Sales Dip 5.7% as Lytton Refinery Faces Challenges
    Smartkarma · matched lytton
  33. General Low
    Ampol buoyed by ‘favourable’ margins at Lytton refinery
    AFR · matched lytton
  34. General Low
    Ampol, Eneos to explore biofuels production at Brisbane refinery
    Indian Chemical News · matched brisbane
  35. Expansion Medium
    Lytton Refinery expansion in QLD to create 300 construction jobs
    felix.net · matched lytton
  36. General Low
    Ampol’s Lytton Refinery margin continues to grow
    Convenience & Impulse Retailing · matched lytton
  37. General Low
    Ampol takeover of Z Energy: Brisbane refinery a plus, CEO says
    RNZ · matched brisbane
  38. General Low
    Ampol nears decision on Lytton refinery
    The Australian · matched lytton
  39. General Low
    Queensland fights to keep Lytton refinery open
    AFR · matched lytton
  40. General Low
    Smaller loss may not save Lytton refinery
    The Australian · matched lytton
  41. General Low
    Fuel security package may not save Ampol's Brisbane refinery
    AFR · matched brisbane
  42. General Low
    Warning: 500 Brisbane refinery jobs at risk
    The Courier Mail · matched brisbane
  43. Operations Low
    Ampol mulls closing Lytton refinery
    The Australian · matched lytton
  44. Operations Medium
    Coronavirus Australia: Ampol to restart Brisbane refinery despite dire margins
    AFR · matched brisbane
  45. Operations Medium
    Lytton refinery to restart in September
    Hydrocarbon Engineering · matched lytton
  46. Operations Low
    Caltex closing Brisbane oil refinery is a ‘national security’ issue
    news24.com.au · matched brisbane
  47. Operations Low
    BP to close Bulwer Island Refinery in Brisbane
    Australian Manufacturing + 1 other outlet · matched brisbane
  48. General Low
    Jobs to go as BP closes Brisbane refinery
    SMH.com.au + 1 other outlet · matched brisbane
  49. General Low
    Hundreds of jobs to go as BP closes Brisbane refinery
    abc.net.au + 2 other outlets · matched brisbane
  50. General Low
    Caltex confident of Brisbane refinery's future
    ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation + 1 other outlet · matched brisbane

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