Viva Energy has received notification that the NSW EPA has filed charges for alleged environmental offences arising from the marine fuel oil leak that occurred at Gore Bay Terminal on 30 December 2016.
Viva Energy takes its environmental responsibilities seriously. We regret and apologise that this incident occurred.
Owing to the prompt response to the leak by our Terminal employees and the Ports Authority, the fuel oil that entered Gore Bay was confined to an area adjacent to a portion of the perimeter of the Terminal.
A thorough clean-up was completed and signed off by the NSW EPA and Office of Environment and Heritage.
We have taken a number of steps to ensure a similar incident does not occur in the future.