Mobil begins demolition of former Altona refinery facilities

Demolition work at Mobil’s Altona site commenced this month as we remove a number of tanks, former refinery process units and associated infrastructure. These facilities were part of the Altona refinery and are no longer needed to support our reliable supply of fuel to Victoria from our Altona site - home to one of Australia’s largest and most efficient fuel import and distribution terminals.

Liberty Industrial are leading the demolition works that will continue through to the end of 2027. Liberty have a strong track record in safely demolishing oil and gas facilities, both in Australia and overseas.

“We are proud to be working closely with Liberty Industrial for the Altona demolition works. Their history of safely executing complex projects like this made them the ideal candidate to carry out this work in our unique suburban setting,” said Melbourne Terminal Manager, Rhys Kelly.

Given the nature of the works, there may be a noticeable increase in noise from the site from time to time. Mobil and Liberty have implemented measures including completing most work during the day and using dust suppression to minimise any impacts on our neighbours.

“Together with Liberty, we are carefully executing the demolition work to ensure it is managed safely and with minimal impact to our neighbours.

“We will also closely monitor the works so that we can quickly respond to any unexpected impacts if they occur.

“Following the demolition, we look forward to working with relevant stakeholders as we develop plans to make some parts of the site available for alternative uses in future, subject to rezoning,” said Rhys.

Since works to transition our Altona site to a world-class terminal began in 2021, Mobil has refurbished a number of tanks at the Altona site, increasing our fuel storage capacity by almost 250 million litres to ensure we can meet the federal government’s minimum fuel storage requirements, as well as maintain our vital role in supplying around 40% of Victoria’s fuel needs.

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