Refinery

Kwinana Refinery

bp ·Kwinana, AU ·LSE:BP ·v1.1

A 147,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Kwinana, AU, operated by bp. Status: closed. Nelson Complexity 7.

Record

Rated capacity
147,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
7
Status
Closed
Operator
bp
Parent
BP plc (LSE:BP)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/bp-kwinana
Coordinates
-32.2300, 115.7600

Notes

September 2025 news from Alcoa announces closure of Kwinana Refinery. This directly contradicts the current 'under_construction' status in the database. The closure announcement is a definitive operational change that supersedes previous development plans. The March 2026 note appears to reference a different facility or project (possibly Cobalt Blue's battery materials refinery), not the Alcoa Kwinana oil refinery.

What coverage reports

113 days since one was reported

Alcoa tallies billions in cost of closing Kwinana refinery
2026-04-30 · 1 publisher filed it

8 reported in 12 months

operations 8

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

64 records30 Oct 2020 to 17 Aug 2026General 41 · Operations 21 · Policy 1 · Expansion 1
  1. General Low
    IGO (ASX:IGO) in Focus as Kwinana Refinery Ramps Up

    Output at IGO Ltd's Kwinana hydroxide refinery improved from earlier periods but continued to run below designed capacity.

    Kalkine Media · matched kwinana
  2. General Low
    Cobalt Blue Moves Kwinana Refinery Toward FID as Cobalt Market Stays Bullish

    Cobalt Blue Holdings reported progress toward a final investment decision for its Kwinana Cobalt Refinery in the June quarter, including sample production, offtake talks, and engineering optimisation.

    TipRanks + 1 other outlet · matched kwinana
  3. General Low
    IGO (ASX:IGO) Leans on Greenbushes as Kwinana Refinery Output Improves

    Production at the Kwinana hydroxide refinery rose in the most recent quarter.

    Kalkine Media · matched kwinana
  4. General Low
    Cobalt Blue Kwinana Cobalt Refinery FID Progress in 2026
    Discovery Alert · matched kwinana
  5. Operations Low
    Alcoa tallies billions in cost of closing Kwinana refinery
    The West Australian · matched kwinana
  6. Operations Critical
    Alcoa confirms permanent shutdown of Kwinana alumina refinery, south of Perth
    MSN · matched kwinana
  7. General Low
    Cobalt Blue Positions for Market Deficit as Kwinana Refinery Enters Home Stretch
    smallcaps.com.au · matched kwinana
  8. General Low
    Cobalt Blue clears key milestone for Kwinana Refinery | ASX:COB, OTC:CBBHF
    Proactive financial news · matched kwinana
  9. General Low
    Health hazard fixes at Kwinana lithium refinery
    The West Australian · matched kwinana
  10. General Low
    Cobalt Blue confirms battery-grade cobalt sulphate specs as Kwinana refinery moves towards FID
    Proactive financial news + 3 other outlets · matched kwinana
  11. General Low
    Cobalt Blue Advances Kwinana Refinery and Broken Hill Technology Centre
    smallcaps.com.au · matched kwinana
  12. Operations Low
    Mt Holland–Kwinana ramp-up: integration and throughput notes for mine engineers
    Geomechanics.io · matched kwinana
  13. General Low
    Cobalt Blue Kwinana Cobalt Refinery Transforms Australia’s Processing Capability
    Discovery Alert + 1 other outlet · matched kwinana
  14. General Low
    Cobalt Blue advances Kwinana cobalt refinery toward FID as project economics improve
    Proactive financial news · matched kwinana
  15. General Low
    Spluttering Kwinana refinery still hurting IGO despite lift from Greenbushes lithium rally
    The West Australian · matched kwinana
  16. General Low
    BP Australia Puts Clean Fuel Plans for Kwinana Refinery On Hold
    Industrial Info Resources · matched kwinana
  17. General Low
    Cobalt Blue Funding Accelerates Kwinana Refinery Development Pathway
    Discovery Alert · matched kwinana
  18. General Low
    Cobalt Blue lifts Kwinana refinery economics as cobalt prices surge | ASX:COB, OTC:CBBHF
    Proactive Investors · matched kwinana
  19. General Low
    IGO sees ‘no pathway’ for Kwinana refinery
    The Australian Mining Review · matched kwinana
  20. General Low
    Cobalt Blue lifts Kwinana refinery economics as cobalt prices surge
    Proactive financial news · matched kwinana
  21. General Low
    IGO Declares Kwinana Lithium Refinery Non-Viable | 2025 Update
    IndexBox · matched kwinana
  22. General Low
    IGO’s CEO says $1.2b Kwinana refinery won’t make money even if it’s fixed and lithium price keeps rising
    The West Australian · matched kwinana
  23. General Low
    Cobalt Blue advances Kwinana Refinery and strengthens project pipeline in September quarter
    Proactive financial news · matched kwinana
  24. Operations Low
    Alcoa (AA) Is Up 6.2% After Permanent Kwinana Refinery Closure Announcement – Has The Bull Case Changed?
    finance.yahoo.com · matched kwinana
  25. Operations Low
    Alcoa to Close Kwinana Refinery
    e-mj.com + 2 other outlets · matched kwinana
  26. Operations Low
    Cian Hussey: Kwinana refinery closure spells bleak future for manufacturing
    The West Australian · matched kwinana
  27. Operations Critical
    Alcoa’s Kwinana refinery to shutdown permanently – what impacts will it bring on economy and alumina supply chain?
    alcircle · matched kwinana
  28. Operations Low
    Hundreds of jobs axed as Alcoa announces permanent closure of Kwinana refinery
    97.3 Coast FM · matched kwinana
  29. Operations Low
    Alcoa to close Kwinana refinery, 800 jobs lost
    Kalkine Media + 1 other outlet · matched kwinana
  30. General Low
    Alcoa permanently closes Kwinana refinery
    The Australian Mining Review · matched kwinana
  31. Operations Low
    Alcoa Kwinana Refinery Closure: Causes, Costs and Future Impact
    Discovery Alert + 1 other outlet · matched kwinana
  32. Operations Low
    Alcoa confirms permanent closure of Kwinana alumina refinery at cost of $1.3 billion
    The West Australian + 3 other outlets · matched kwinana
  33. General Critical
    Alcoa Shuts Down Kwinana Refinery After Years Of Struggles
    Finimize + 4 other outlets · matched kwinana
  34. Operations Critical
    Alcoa to shut Kwinana refinery, take $890M hit
    Mining.com · matched kwinana
  35. Operations Low
    Alcoa Announces Closure of Kwinana Refinery, Also Updates Third Quarter 2025 Outlook
    Business Wire · matched kwinana
  36. General Low
    Cobalt Blue gains key approval for Kwinana Refinery
    Proactive financial news · matched kwinana
  37. General Low
    Cobalt Blue lines up $2.5M funding package ahead of Kwinana Refinery FID
    Australia's Mining Monthly · matched kwinana
  38. General Low
    Cobalt Blue edges closer to Kwinana Refinery progress
    Mining Magazine Australia · matched kwinana
  39. General Low
    ‘No pathway’: IGO sees no hope for Kwinana refinery and in talks on future after copping brutal $955m loss
    The West Australian · matched kwinana
  40. General Low
    IGO yet to propose new ‘marriage’ or ‘divorce’ from Kwinana lithium refinery, according to Tianqi Lithium boss
    The West Australian · matched kwinana
  41. General Low
    Cobalt Blue to supply cobalt hydroxide to Glencore’s Kwinana Refinery in Australia
    mining-technology.com + 1 other outlet · matched kwinana
  42. General Low
    Glencore to supply cobalt feedstock to Australia's Kwinana refinery
    Mining Weekly · matched kwinana
  43. Operations Medium
    Alcoa boss Oplinger: little chance of Kwinana refinery restart
    Boiling Cold · matched kwinana
  44. General Low
    IGO trims capex for Greenbushes lithium mine, Kwinana refinery
    Mining Weekly · matched kwinana
  45. Policy Low
    Alcoa fined $400k after hot caustic solution burned work experience students and workers at Kwinana refinery
    The Nightly · matched kwinana
  46. General Low
    IGO ceases work at impaired Kwinana lithium hydroxide plant
    Mining.com · matched kwinana
  47. General Low
    IGO ASX: Lithium piles up at Kwinana refinery in WA as demand for the battery material slows
    AFR · matched kwinana
  48. General Low
    BP GETS GREEN LIGHT TO CONVERT KWINANA REFINERY INTO CLEAN ENERGY HUB
    aacs.org.au + 1 other outlet · matched kwinana
  49. Operations Low
    Kwinana Alumina Refinery Faces Closure as Alcoa Ends Operations
    ChemAnalyst · matched kwinana
  50. Expansion Medium
    Alcoa Kwinana Alumina Refinery closure is a stark reminder that Federal and State Governments need to speed up investment in a Green Jobs Industry.
    ccwa.org.au · matched kwinana
  51. General Low
    Alcoa set to end 60 years of production at Kwinana alumina refinery, impacting 1,000 workers
    The Chemical Engineer · matched kwinana
  52. Operations Critical
    Alcoa to cut Kwinana refinery production in phased-out shutdown
    Mining.com · matched kwinana
  53. General Low
    Hundreds of jobs in doubt at Alcoa’s Kwinana refinery
    The West Australian · matched kwinana
  54. Operations Low
    WA Premier ‘disappointed’ Alcoa mulling closure Kwinana refinery
    WAtoday · matched kwinana
  55. General Low
    Cobalt Blue’s pivot to Kwinana Cobalt Refinery “makes sense”: Blue Ocean
    Proactive financial news · matched kwinana
  56. General Low
    IGO, Tianqi Lithium achieve commercial production at Kwinana refinery
    NS Energy · matched kwinana
  57. General Low
    Tianqi and IGO herald battery-grade lithium milestone at Kwinana refinery
    im-mining.com + 1 other outlet · matched kwinana
  58. General Low
    BHP delivers first crystals from Kwinana nickel sulphate plant
    BHP · matched kwinana
  59. General Low
    IGO, Tianqi produce first lithium hydroxide at Kwinana refinery
    NS Energy · matched kwinana
  60. General Low
    BHPs Nickel West Kwinana Refinery to reduce emissions from electricity use by up to 50 per cent
    BHP · matched kwinana

4 older records held in the corpus. Every item names this facility by city or plant name in its headline or summary. Operator-only mentions never attribute. Headlines and links belong to the publishers named.