Australian State of Queensland to Fast-Track Oil Refinery Upgrade

Australian State of Queensland to Fast-Track Oil Refinery Upgrade
Queensland is set to upgrade two remaining oil refineries. Marek Piwnicki/Unsplah
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Australia’s third most populous state, Queensland, will fast-track approvals for Ampol to upgrade one of the two remaining oil refineries in the nation within two years.

Acting Premier Steven Miles has declared the stock exchange-listed fossil fuel producer’s upgrade of its ageing Brisbane plant to produce low-sulphur petrol by the end of 2024, when it becomes mandatory under federal law, as a critical infrastructure project on the advice of the coordinator-general.