It was closed by BP in March 2021 to be converted to an import-only terminal and, as of 2025[update], was transitioning into a biorefinery and green hydrogen production facility.

The state government undertook to build 1,000 rental homes within three years, with water, septic tanks, fences and roads to the refinery.

[8] In the second bill, land for future industry was proposed and would stretch from Robbs Jetty south towards Rockingham Townsite and east to Jandakot, with it acquired at a reasonable price.

[12] Concerned about the impact of the project on the disruption to sources of labour in WA, Minister for Works David Brand discussed immigration policy to make up the shortfall especially when it came to skilled workers.

[12] In May 1952, the State government authorised the commencement of a 19-kilometre (12 mi), 26-centimetre (10 in) steel water pipeline from Melville reservoir to a 4.5-megalitre (1-million-imperial-gallon) storage tank with a diameter of 36.5 metres (120 ft) on Mount Brown in Henderson, due for completion in August and July respectively and on to the refinery site for use during construction.

[16][17] Investigations took place in May 1952 to extend the existing railway line 9.8 kilometres (6.1 mi) from Woodman Point and Coogee through to the refinery site.

[19] The main water supply for the project would come through a 760-millimetre (30 in) trunk line from Armadale to a hill sited west of Lake Thompson where a 91-million-litre (24-million-US-gallon) reservoir would be built from late 1952 with a pipeline to the refinery by mid-1955.

[needs update][34] The cost of making the change was estimated at up to $1 billion including staff redundancies, inventory write-downs and decommissioning provisions.