Australia's Viva Energy drops on extended Geelong refinery unit outage
BUZZ-Australia's Viva Energy drops on extended Geelong refinery unit outage Updates
** Viva Energy VEA.AX slides as much as 3.8% to A$2.05
** Stock is third biggest laggard on energy subindex .AXEJ, which is down 0.7%
** Fuel retailer's alkylation unit at Geelong Refinery — Australia's largest of only two — to stay offline through 2027 after April fire, hitting LPG-to-gasoline conversion capacity
** Jefferies says repairs to the Residual Catalytic Cracking Unit, which upgrades low-value residue into fuels, are complete, with the refinery set to return to over 90% capacity this week
** Jefferies flags April-May refining margins of $23.9/bbl slightly below estimates, but higher volumes partly offset weakness; sees margins staying elevated near term on tight regional supply
** YTD, VEA marginally higher vs about 15% gain in sub-index
(Reporting by Nichiket Sunil and Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
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