Mobil Oil Australia supplies petroleum, diesel and other fuel products to retailers in Australia and is owned by oil and gas major Exxon Mobil.

In 2024, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had taken the local unit to court, alleging that the company had misled customers about fuel sold at six of its branded petrol stations in Queensland.

On Tuesday, Mobil admitted it had made misleading claims to consumers between August 2020 and July 2024, falsely indicating that its “Mobil Synergy Fuel” contained certain additives, ACCC said in its statement.

The conduct occurred at nine Mobil petrol stations in the north and central Queensland towns and suburbs of Aitkenvale, Barcaldine, Berserker, Biloela, Guthalungra, Proserpine, Rasmussen, Rural View and Yeppoon.

The fuel supplied to the petrol stations was the same or substantially the same as unadditised fuel at other non-Mobil retail sites, the regulator added.

ACCC said the claims were made through a range of signage and branding at the nine petrol stations that promoted the benefits of Mobil Synergy Fuel.

–Reuters–