据道琼斯悉尼2月10日消息，埃克森美孚公司称，公司将停止其澳大利亚阿尔托纳炼油厂的炼油生产，并把该厂改为进口终端，因其认为此炼油厂从经济角度看不再具有可行性。
埃克森美孚称，此番决定是在对这座澳大利亚最小炼油厂的运营情况进行广泛评估后作出的，位于维多利亚州的该炼油厂自1949年以来一直运行。这一决定将使澳大利亚在几个月内只剩两座炼油厂，而10年前该国还有七座炼油厂。
张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯
原文如下：
Exxon to Shut Altona Refinery, Convert to import Terminal
Exxon Mobil Corp. said it will cease producing fuel at its Altona refinery in Australia and convert the site to an import terminal because it no longer considered the operation to be economically viable.
Exxon said the decision was made following an extensive review of operations at Australia's smallest refinery, which has been operating in Victoria state since 1949. It puts the country on a path to having two refineries within a few months, from seven refineries a decade ago.
