澳大利亚总理阿尔巴尼斯和西澳州长库克宣布，将在西澳建设该国自1960年代以来首座新油气炼油厂[1]。该项目由Perdaman公司建设运营，联邦和州政府共投入400万澳元进行前期可行性研究[1]。这一炼油厂将成为澳大利亚第三座炼油厂[1]，是政府150亿澳元能源安全方案的一部分[1]。
根据政府统计，全球约五分之一的油气通过霍尔木兹海峡运输[1]。Perdaman公司主席维卡斯·兰巴尔称该项目是"澳大利亚燃料安全和制造业未来的变革者"[1]。
然而，该项目面临环保方面的质疑。资源部长玛德琳·金表示，炼油厂仍将依赖进口原油[1]。绿党和环保人士因此批评该项目不符合能源安全承诺，且与清洁能源转型目标相悖[1]。
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Western Australia Premier Roger Cook have announced plans to build the nation's first major new oil refinery since the 1960s in Western Australia, with the facility to be constructed and operated by Perdaman[1]. The joint federal and state governments will invest 4 million Australian dollars in preliminary feasibility studies and early-stage engineering design[1]. The project forms part of a broader 15 billion Australian dollar federal energy security initiative[1], developed in response to rising global oil prices and supply vulnerabilities stemming from conflict in the Middle East[1].
Perdaman's chairman Vikas Rambal characterized the refinery as a "game-changer for Australia's fuel security and manufacturing future"[1]. However, the proposal has faced criticism from environmental advocates and the Greens party, who argue that the facility would still depend on imported crude oil[1], thereby failing to meaningfully address energy security concerns. Resources Minister Madeline King acknowledged that the refinery would continue to rely on imported crude[1]. Approximately one-fifth of global oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz[1], underscoring the geopolitical risks associated with energy supply chains in contested regions.