Refinery

Geelong Refinery

Viva Energy ·Geelong, AU ·v1.1

A 120,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Geelong, AU, operated by Viva Energy. Nelson Complexity 7.

Record

Rated capacity
120,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
7
Status
Operating
Operator
Viva Energy
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/viva-energy
Coordinates
-38.1200, 144.4000

Notes

Large fire occurred on April 15, 2026. By April 22, facility announced plans to restore 90% of transport fuel production within weeks, indicating active recovery and restart efforts underway but not yet operational. Current state is transitional from damaged to operational.

What coverage reports

24 days since one was reported

Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) Restarts Geelong Petrol Unit After Refinery Fire—Can Retail Growth Offset the Operational Shock?
2026-07-28 · 1 publisher filed it

16 reported in 12 months

incident 14 · operations 2

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

63 records27 Oct 2025 to 28 Jul 2026Incident 39 · General 19 · Operations 4 · Maintenance 1
  1. Incident High
    Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) Restarts Geelong Petrol Unit After Refinery Fire—Can Retail Growth Offset the Operational Shock?

    Viva Energy restarted the residue catalytic cracking unit at its Geelong refinery following an April 2026 fire.

    Kalkine · matched geelong
  2. Incident High
    Viva Energy restarting major unit at Geelong refinery following April fire
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched geelong
  3. Incident High
    Viva Energy restarts Geelong Refinery after April fire
    Petroleum Australia · matched geelong
  4. Incident High
    Viva’s Geelong refinery nears full production after fire
    The Australian + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  5. Operations High
    Viva Energy restarts key Geelong refinery unit but alkylation plant to stay offline through 2027
    Business News Australia · matched geelong
  6. General Low
    Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) Drops as Geelong Refinery Update Leaves Investors Cautious
    Kalkine · matched geelong
  7. Operations High
    Viva Energy's Geelong Refinery alkylation unit to stay offline through 2027
    TradingView + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  8. Operations Medium
    Is Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) Stock Oversold? What Geelong Refinery Restart Timeline Means for Investors
    Kalkine · matched geelong
  9. Incident High
    Viva Energy will restart its Geelong refinery in June after the fire.
    Inspenet · matched geelong
  10. Incident High
    Geelong refinery fire repairs to take six more weeks
    The Australian · matched geelong
  11. Operations Medium
    Australia's Viva Energy expects to restart Geelong Refinery units in June
    Reuters + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  12. General Low
    Viva Energy says Australians will not experience fuel supply shock despite reduced refinery capacity
    MSN · matched geelong
  13. Incident High
    Production at Geelong refinery recovers following fire
    Inspenet + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  14. General Low
    Geelong refinery boss defends soaring fuel profit margins saying 'they need to make money'
    ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  15. General Low
    Geelong Refinery to Restore 90 Pct of Transport Fuel Production in Weeks
    Rigzone · matched geelong
  16. Incident High
    How the Geelong oil refinery is bouncing back from fire
    Energy Magazine · matched geelong
  17. Incident High
    Viva's Geelong Refinery Fire Damage Limited
    Morningstar · matched geelong
  18. Incident High
    Viva Energy Refinery Fire Cuts Australia Fuel Output to 60%
    Gotrade · matched geelong
  19. Incident High
    Geelong refinery fire contained, fuel supply unaffected
    primemovermag.com.au · matched geelong
  20. Incident High
    Viva Energy sees lower Geelong output in short term after fire, shares slide
    Reuters + 3 other outlets · matched geelong
  21. Incident High
    Fire-ravaged Geelong oil refinery charts path back to 90% output
    SMH.com.au + 2 other outlets · matched geelong
  22. General Low
    Australia's Viva Energy posts three-fold jump in quarterly Geelong refining margin
    marketscreener.com · matched geelong
  23. Incident High
    Viva Energy Moves to Restore Geelong Refinery After Gasoline Unit Fire
    TipRanks + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  24. General Low
    Australia boosts fuel reserves as Geelong refinery recovers
    MSN · matched geelong
  25. General Low
    Viva Energy says Geelong refinery expects diesel/jet fuel at 80% capacity in short-term
    marketscreener.com + 2 other outlets · matched geelong
  26. Incident Low
    Geelong refinery sorry for ‘confronting’ blaze
    Geelong Advertiser · matched geelong
  27. Incident High
    Geelong refinery fire
    Travel And Tour World · matched geelong
  28. Incident High
    Geelong refinery rebounds to 80% output after fire
    MSN · matched geelong
  29. Incident High
    'Blaze not yet under control': Fire breaks out at Viva Energy's Geelong refinery in Australia
    MSN · matched geelong
  30. Incident Low
    Fuel prices fall despite Geelong refinery blaze as Albanese says facility production has slipped by 40%
    The Guardian · matched geelong
  31. Incident High
    The Geelong Refinery Fire Won’t Empty Your Tank Tomorrow, But It Should Be A Wake-Up Call
    Pedestrian TV · matched geelong
  32. Incident High
    'Plenty of fuel': Tasmanian government says Geelong refinery fire won't be a problem
    ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  33. Incident High
    Anthony Albanese addresses fuel supply concerns after Geelong refinery fire
    7NEWS · matched geelong
  34. Incident High
    Delayed maintenance not yet linked to Geelong oil refinery fire
    drive.com.au · matched geelong
  35. General Low
    Damage at Geelong refinery still unclear
    ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation · matched geelong
  36. Incident High
    Geelong fuel refinery fire won't lead to rationing, Australian PM says
    BBC · matched geelong
  37. General Low
    AUDIO: Albanese cuts short Asia trip to inspect Geelong refinery
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation · matched geelong
  38. General Low
    PM gives fuel supply update from Geelong refinery
    Herald Sun · matched geelong
  39. General Low
    Inferno Ignites Concerns at Australia's Geelong Refinery
    Devdiscourse · matched geelong
  40. General Low
    As Geelong's refinery burned, locals say its owner did not update them
    abc.net.au + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  41. General Low
    Albanese in shiploads of trouble as Geelong refinery burns
    AFR · matched geelong
  42. Incident Low
    Inferno at Geelong: Firefighters Struggle to Contain Refinery Blaze
    Devdiscourse · matched geelong
  43. Incident High
    Australian Fuel Supply to Get Even Tighter After Refinery Fire
    Bloomberg.com · matched geelong
  44. Incident High
    'Unprecedented' fire at Australian oil refinery to impact nation's petrol supplies
    BBC · matched geelong
  45. Incident High
    Geelong oil refinery fire: what we know so far
    The Guardian + 34 other outlets · matched geelong
  46. Incident High
    Refinery hit by blaze says fuel production secure, gas leak under investigation — as it happened
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation · matched geelong
  47. Incident High
    Fire erupts at Geelong oil refinery fire as Corio facility flames seen for miles
    The Mirror · matched geelong
  48. Incident High
    US-Iran war as it happened: 100 million litres of diesel to arrive in May; Blaze erupts at Geelong oil refinery; Ceasefire extension request ‘not true at this moment’, says White House
    SMH.com.au · matched geelong
  49. Incident High
    Australia refinery fire worsens fuel supply crunch amid Iran war
    Reuters · matched geelong
  50. Incident Critical
    'Large fire' breaks out at Geelong oil refinery, forcing nearby residents indoors
    9News · matched geelong
  51. Incident Critical
    Firefighters tackle huge blaze at Geelong oil refinery 'not yet under control'
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  52. Incident Critical
    Geelong refinery fire shut down units and triggered ongoing leak response operations
    HazardEx · matched geelong
  53. Incident High
    Geelong refinery fire expected to impact fuel supplies | ABC News Top Stories
    abc.net.au + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  54. Incident High
    VIDEO: Chris Bowen says Geelong refinery fire will have an impact on petrol production.
    abc.net.au + 1 other outlet · matched geelong
  55. Incident High
    ‘Significant’ Fire at Viva Energy’s Geelong Refinery
    Bloomberg.com + 4 other outlets · matched geelong
  56. Incident Low
    Geelong oil refinery blaze extinguished | ABC News Top Stories
    ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation + 2 other outlets · matched geelong
  57. General Low
    Santos fast-tracks delivery to Geelong refinery
    The Australian · matched geelong
  58. General Low
    Geelong refinery boosts diesel output as fuel runs short
    Times News Group · matched geelong
  59. General Low
    Viva: Geelong refinery ‘does not rely’ on Iranian oil
    Geelong Advertiser · matched geelong
  60. Maintenance Medium
    Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) Stock Analysis 2026: Geelong Refinery Turnaround and OTR Expansion Drive Recovery
    Kalkine · matched geelong

3 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.