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Energy minister says Geelong refinery fire ‘not great timing’, but facility still producing some fuel

The energy minister, Chris Bowen, is speaking about the refinery blaze. He said the refinery is still producing diesel and jet fuel, at reduced capacities. Bowen told ABC News this morning:

Obviously, the fire is still burning so we can’t make any final conclusions about the impact. It’s not a positive development. It will have an impact. I’m sure that petrol production will continue but it may be impacted for some time.

Look, this is not a positive development in Geelong. Let’s not pretend somehow that this won’t have some sort of impact.

But as I said, we will carefully, methodically, manage it with the refinery and I and Viva will update Australians with the very best and latest information as and when we determine the full impact.