A subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia — Mobil Oil Australia — is investing in additional fuel storage infrastructure at its Melbourne terminal, as it hopes to support Australia’s fuel security and cement the company’s role as a critical supplier of fuel for Victoria and the east coast.
The investment will bolster the 100 million litres of storage which the company added to its Melbourne terminal in June 2023.
Mobil Australia Sales Manager Andrew McNaught said: “Mobil continues to invest in strengthening our Australian fuel supply chain and maintaining the safe and reliable delivery of fuel where and when our customers need it.”
“Since 2022, we have been working to reinstate a number of tanks at our Melbourne terminal to provide almost 250 million litres of additional fuel storage by mid-2025,” said McNaught.
The additional storage at its Melbourne terminal will further increase the efficiency and security of Mobil’s Victorian supply chain.
“Increasing the storage capacity of our Melbourne terminal will support the reliable supply of quality Mobil fuels, while contributing to Australia’s fuel security goals,” said McNaught.
As the operator of Melbourne’s largest fuel import and distribution terminal, Mobil is the only supplier who can bring fuel into both Sydney and Melbourne on Long Range 2 vessels, the largest ships available for transporting refined fuels.
A single Long Range Vessel has a capacity of up to 130 million litres and is able to carry enough fuel to fill almost half of the cars in Victoria.
“Having the ability to utilise Long Range Vessels significantly increases the efficiency of fuel import activities and having larger, fuller ships regularly delivering fuel to Australia supports our fuel security,” said McNaught.
