One of the nation's critical onshore refinery facilities is still not back to 100 per cent capacity following a huge fire, as the owner looks to replace vital infrastructure after delivering its best-ever interim earnings.
Viva Energy, which owns the oil refinery in Geelong, alongside a 1300-strong network of petrol stations across the country, reported a bottom line first-half net profit jump of 331.3 per to $452 million.