The Sydney Morning Herald logo

Ampol

Advertisement
Ampol blamed panic buying for fuel shortages.

Fuel chief blames panic buying for ‘short-term’ shortages

The nation’s largest petrol station operator is racing to lock in alternative fuel shipments.

  • Nick Toscano

Latest

Te 70-year-old Geelong oil refinery was the first in a wave of postwar refineries to come onstream across Australia. Today, it is one of just two that remain.

Local refiners seek federal lifeline as fuel supply fears grow

Labor is locked in high-stakes talks to keep Australia’s last two oil refineries open as Middle East fuel shock fears deepen.

  • Nick Toscano
Viva Energy, owner of the Geelong oil refinery, is seeking approval to begin importing liquefied natural gas into Victoria for the first time.

Is there a new energy future for Australia’s remaining oil refiners?

A sprawling oil refinery in Geelong — one of just two left in Australia — is pushing to develop greener products and import gas amid questions about its future.

  • Nick Toscano
Ampol’s Lytton plant is one of just two oil refineries left in Australia.

Australia’s biggest oil refinery is struggling as profit sinks

Petrol station giant Ampol’s Lytton refinery in Brisbane – one of just two refineries left in Australia – has been forced to cut its output as it tackles a sharp drop in margins.

  • Nick Toscano
Greens leader Adam Bandt during a doorstop interview in the press gallery, at Parliament House in Canberra.

Adam Bandt pledges to supersize corporate taxes

To sweeten the deal, the Greens say much of the revenue would pay for cost-of-living measures, such as including dental cover in Medicare.

  • James Massola
Ampol charging stations.

Fuel giant Ampol to miss target for electric vehicle charging bays

Australia’s top fuel supplier say its plan to install 300 electric charging bays by the end of this year is moving slower than expected.

  • Nick Toscano
Advertisement
An Ampol Charging station that will be installed into Stockland town centres

Stockland and Ampol rev up superfast EV charging stations

Property landlord Stockland has joined forces with fuel supplier Ampol to roll out AmpCharge fast and ultra-fast electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

  • Carolyn Cummins
William Walkley founded Ampol and established the Walkley Awards for journalism. He also argued in favour of keeping Australia a “white man’s country”.

Walkley Awards organiser condemns racist comments of its founder

The Walkley Foundation expressed deep regret for the racist views expressed by Sir William Gaston Walkley in a 1960s column.

  • Calum Jaspan and Alex Crowe
William Walkley in 1973.

White supremacy and the name synonymous with the best journalism in this country

William Walkley founded Ampol and established the Walkley Awards for journalism. He also argued in favour of keeping Australia a “white man’s country”.

  • Osman Faruqi
Australian cartoonists are putting the heat on the Walkley Awards.

Walkley Foundation reviews sponsorship policy as climate boycott heats up

The Walkley Foundation is undertaking a review of its sponsorship policy, amid increasing industry pressure over a commercial partnership with Australia’s most prestigious journalism awards.

  • Calum Jaspan