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Oil refinery fire worsens fuel crisis

AUSTRALIA-FIRE

A fire at this oil refinery in Geelong threatens to worsen the fuel crisis in Australia Source: AFP / WILLIAM WEST/AFP

The current fuel supply crisis in Australia is threatening to worsen. The reason is a fire at an oil refinery in Geelong, Victoria, which is affecting production. The incident is extremely bad news for Prime Minister Albanese, who is currently visiting Australia's neighbours in Southeast Asia and is looking for more supplies of gasoline, diesel and kerosene.


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