Ukraine invasion caused reconsideration of refinery closure

Ukraine invasion caused reconsideration of refinery closure
Energy minister Megan Woods says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has underlined the need to build energy independence. (Image: Getty)
Ian Llewellyn
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought into sharp focus the need to build New Zealand’s energy independence and also caused the government to reconsider the closure of the country’s only oil refinery, energy minister Megan Woods said.Speaking to a BusinessNZ Energy Council breakfast symposium, Woods said events in Europe were horrifying not only on a humanitarian level, but also causing shocks through global energy systems.Woods said the disruption to oil supply caused her to reconsider the government’s decision not to...

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