Viva Energy reports unscheduled shutdown at Geelong refinery

The news: Viva Energy's oil refinery in Geelong has been hit by a power outage after a lightning storm in the area over the weekend.

The context: Viva said the outage caused an unscheduled shutdown across all units at the site. Restart activities are under way, the company said, though normal production is not expected to resume for another one or two weeks.

Viva does not expect disruption to supply to the market as a result of the incident.

The company's Geelong refinery supplies over 50% of Victoria's fuel and 10% of fuel nationwide.