The fuel refiner has spoken with Energy Minister Chris Bowen “just about every day” to help create a government-owned stockpile.
Ampol says it is playing a key role in the Albanese government’s $10 billion fuel security package, underlining the energy group’s importance as one of only two refinery operators in Australia amid the global fuel turmoil caused by conflict in the Middle East.
The ASX-listed company operates the Lytton refinery in Brisbane, which, with Viva Energy’s Geelong plant, produces about one-fifth of Australia’s fuel supplies.
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