Alright tin foil hat is going on

Someone really wants this fuel shortage and our involvement in Israel's war

Crank it up to 11 12, there's profit to be made.

ETA Another likely scenario:

George: Hey, Ron, you know that maintenance we've been putting off because line must go up ?

Ron: Yeah..

George: Wouldn't it be terrible if something happened and the government had to pay for it to be fixed real fast...

Ron: Heh heh heh.

The best punchline would be if the government nationalized it as well due to negligence of critical infrastructure..

Would also send a great message to the power companies about line maintenance. But I'm (probably) dreaming, I'll send it out into the aether anyway.

Well that sucks. Every time things look more positive we get a big negative dumped on us.

Getting strong Frostpunk vibes from when I overloaded The Generator, and left it going just a bit too long. Its plausible the refinery was running close to its production limits given the situation. Environment Victoria blamed aging infrastructure so a combination of factors seems possible. It first opened in 1954.

If Guy Pierce had been there it wouldn’t have went down like this.

don't worry, the aussie tax payer will foot the bill to rebuild the plant. my guess is with the increased production the plant and maintenance program was not prepared and viva are making good coin so they are not going to shut equipment down for safety/maint etc...

Hopefully it's fixed up quickly, we don't need any more things impeding our fuel supply at the moment.