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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1262 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 November 2020 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

KWINANA OIL REFINERY — CLOSURE

1262. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:

I refer to BP's decision to close its Kwinana refinery and convert the site into a fuel import terminal.

(1) Did the government provide or offer any incentives, rebates or any commercial arrangements to encourage the BP Kwinana oil refinery to stay?

(2) If yes to (1), what options were provided?

(3) From where will the forgone fuel supplies be derived?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises the following.

(1) BP announced that it wanted to cease oil refining because the oil refinery was suffering considerable losses. The company advised that there was no level of support from the state or federal government that could change its decision.

(2) Not applicable.

(3) Imported refined products will be from various sources, predominantly across the South-East Asian and North Asian regions as appropriate, but may also be imported from Europe, the United States of America or the Middle East.