<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/anthony-albanese" rel="" target="_blank" title="Anthony Albanese"><span>Anthony Albanese</span></a><span> says there is "no change" to Australia's fuel situation after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/geelong-oil-refinery-fire-corio-blaze-triggers-warning-for-residents-to-stay-inside/c9009c7c-4cf1-4674-86b3-02481b25154e" rel="" target="_blank" title="one of the country's two oil refineries was struck by a massive blaze"><span>one of the country's two oil refineries was struck by a massive blaze</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The blaze erupted shortly after 11 pm on Wednesday night at the Viva Energy refinery in Geelong.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No injuries were recorded, but it took firefighters 13 hours to bring the blaze under control.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-17-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/d7652f60-9d6d-4fc3-b566-b0df27fb328f" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump whacks Australia in fresh attack</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese visited the plant this morning and said the fire will not change the fuel situation in the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said its diesel and aviation fuel production continued at 80 per cent of capacity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Petrol production also continued, albeit at lower levels of 60 per cent.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/viva-power-plant-fire-geelong-anthony-albanese-says-no-change-to-fuel-supplies/76bbcdf7-4dcf-470d-a840-872a0d36c154" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We hope, of course, as does the company, that ramps up over the coming period as well," Albanese said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-donald-trump-says-israel-lebanon-agree-10-day-ceasefire/5e23263b-d1d9-49c1-a5f0-f4377cd5b473" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Viva chief executive Scott Wyatt said more information was needed before a repair timeline could be established.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our first priority continues to be maintaining safety," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said Viva anticipated a cost impact but that it would not be passed on to customers at the pump.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-accused-war-crimes-bail-application/4c5f748b-245e-4a2f-9ce9-218bc168aba7" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith to seek freedom</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Any shortfalls in production, we're fairly confident we can cover that with our import schedule," Wyatt said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said Viva's imports were "robust" and he anticipated no difficulties continuing to supply Victoria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Viva contributes about 10 per cent of Australia's national fuel needs, but 50 per cent of Victoria's.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Viva and Ampol have both entered agreements with Export Finance Australia to access underwriting for spot cargoes of oil imports to help make up any national shortfall.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese announced today that fuel giant BP had also established an agreement to allow it to import more from around the world.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said 100 million litres of oil were en route to Australia from Brunei and South Korea after agreements struck in the past 24 hours, following the prime minister's trip to multiple neighbours in the Asia-Pacific.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also thanked Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto over a deal to deliver a further 20 per cent of Australia's urea needs, in a bid to off-put the fertiliser crisis blossoming alongside the more public-facing fuel crisis.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our job is to do as best as we can to restrict 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