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Australia’s Fuel Crisis Deepens: 4 ASX Energy Stocks Set to Benefit From the Supply Squeeze

ASX Energy Stocks to Watch in Fuel Supply Crunch Australia's fuel supply is under serious pressure. Last Wednesday, a major fire hit Viva Energy's Geelong refinery, Australia's largest. That single plant supplies around 10 per cent of the country's fuel and more than half of Victoria's. The blaze mostly affected petrol production, and while Viva…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariApril 20, 2026

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again: 4 ASX Stocks to Buy and 4 to Avoid on Monday

Iran Re-Closes Hormuz: ASX Stocks to Buy and Avoid Oil markets delivered one of the wildest 48 hours in years. On Friday, WTI crude tumbled nearly 12 per cent to close at US$83.85, and Brent fell about 9 per cent to settle at US$90.38 after Iran's foreign minister announced the Strait of Hormuz, which carries…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariApril 20, 2026

Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) A$2.53 trading halt lifts as Geelong fire cuts 10% of Australia’s fuel

Viva Energy Halt Ends After Geelong Refinery Fire Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) shares returned to trade this morning after four days in a halt, following the big fire at its Geelong refinery on the night of 15 April. The stock was frozen at A$2.53, having been up more than 20% for the year before the incident.…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariApril 20, 2026

If Australia introduced petrol rationing in response to Iran, how would it work and which sectors would be impacted?

Australia has not had petrol rationing since 1979. The last time it did, the mechanism was simple: a ration book, enough fuel for approximately 32km of driving per week, and a queue. Nearly five decades later, the mechanism has been updated, but the underlying problem, namely our structural dependence on imported refined fuel, has not. The…

ByNick SundichApril 18, 2026

Amplitude Energy (ASX:AEL) Locks In 20PJ Gas Supply Deal With AGL Through 2032

Amplitude Energy signs long-term gas deal with AGL Amplitude Energy (ASX:AEL) shares jumped as much as 6% on Friday before closing up 1.45% at A$1.74 after the gas producer signed a binding long-term supply deal with AGL Energy. Under the agreement, Amplitude will sell 20 petajoules (PJ) of gas to AGL over four years, with…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariApril 18, 2026

Here’s What The Geelong Oil Refinery Fire Will Mean for Viva Energy Investors, And Australian Investors Generally

Investors awoke this morning to news they did not want to hear: A Viva Energy’s Geelong oil refinery fire. This is not just any isolated operational incident that could've happened at any resources or energy company's refinery. It strikes at the heart of Australia’s already fragile fuel‑security framework and raises immediate questions for investors about earnings,…

ByNick SundichApril 16, 2026

Oil Hedging Has Mitigated The Increase In Qantas’ and Virgin Australia’s FY26 Fuel Bill!

The latest trading updates out of Virgin Australia and Qantas have brought the importance of oil prices, but also oil hedging, back into sharp focus. Airlines are not the only companies that engage in the practice, but few rely on it more. The Middle East conflict has pushed jet fuel margins from roughly US$20/bbl to around…

ByNick SundichApril 16, 2026

US Naval Blockade Is Live: 3 ASX Stocks That Win Whether the War Escalates or Ends

ASX stocks in focus as blockade begins The US naval blockade of Iranian ports went live on Monday after peace talks in Islamabad collapsed over the weekend. Brent crude jumped 7% to US$102 a barrel, a gain of roughly 40% since the war began in late February, while US crude climbed to US$104. US equity…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariApril 14, 2026

Oil Surges Back Above US$100 as Iran Ceasefire Collapses: Buy, Hold or Avoid These 4 ASX Energy Stocks

ASX Energy Stocks to Watch After Iran Ceasefire Fails ASX energy stocks fell between 5% and 12% last Wednesday when a short-lived Iran ceasefire triggered a sharp drop in oil prices, then bounced hard after weekend talks in Islamabad broke down entirely and the White House announced a naval blockade of Iranian shipping. Brent crude…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariApril 14, 2026

Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) Drops 10% Despite Government Refinery Boost: Buy the Dip or Wait?

Viva Energy Drops After Refinery Support Boost Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) tumbled roughly 10% on Wednesday, April 8, as a sudden Iran-US ceasefire sent oil prices crashing more than 16% in a single day, pulling the entire energy sector lower with it. At first glance, this makes little sense. The Federal Government had just upgraded its…

ByUjjwal MaheshwariApril 13, 2026

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Energy Stocks

Australia’s Fuel Crisis Deepens: 4 ASX Energy Stocks Set to Benefit From the Supply Squeeze

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again: 4 ASX Stocks to Buy and 4 to Avoid on Monday

Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) A$2.53 trading halt lifts as Geelong fire cuts 10% of Australia’s fuel

If Australia introduced petrol rationing in response to Iran, how would it work and which sectors would be impacted?

Amplitude Energy (ASX:AEL) Locks In 20PJ Gas Supply Deal With AGL Through 2032

Here’s What The Geelong Oil Refinery Fire Will Mean for Viva Energy Investors, And Australian Investors Generally

Oil Hedging Has Mitigated The Increase In Qantas’ and Virgin Australia’s FY26 Fuel Bill!

US Naval Blockade Is Live: 3 ASX Stocks That Win Whether the War Escalates or Ends

Oil Surges Back Above US$100 as Iran Ceasefire Collapses: Buy, Hold or Avoid These 4 ASX Energy Stocks

Viva Energy (ASX:VEA) Drops 10% Despite Government Refinery Boost: Buy the Dip or Wait?

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