Aussie Jobs Gone as ExxonMobil Closes Refinery in Altona

Aussie Jobs Gone as ExxonMobil Closes Refinery in Altona
ExxonMobil Corp. said it planned to increase drilling for natural gas in various regions in the United States. Scott Olsen/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Over 300 jobs in Victoria will be lost as ExxonMobil closes one of the last of its remaining oil refineries in Australia after it was deemed it no longer economically viable.

The Altona refinery in the southwest of Melbourne has been in operation since 1949 and supplies around half of Victoria’s refined fuel.