The Essex refinery halted sales on Monday after negotiations with lenders broke down and credit lines were suspended, leading to a default on $1.75bn (£1.12bn) of owner Petroplus' debt.
There were fears that a stoppage at the plant, which supplies approximately 20% of petrol to London and the South East, could have led to a shortage of fuel.
Administrator Steven Pearson from PwC said, "I am pleased that we are able to resume fuel supplies in the region.
"The team has worked collaboratively with customers to get to this stage so quickly."
The refinery had been operating as usual, but with no deliveries of petrol or other products leaving the site.
While deliveries have started again, PwC was unable to confirm whether the shipments were running at full capacity.
PwC is also dealing with the administration of two other sites owned by Petroplus - an oil storage site in Teesside and a research and development site in Swansea.
It said the company had suffered as a result of "low refining margins and high restructuring costs".
Coryton was bought by Petroplus from BP in 2007 for $1.4bn (£900m).
The Swiss-listed company has also gone into administration in Switzerland, Germany and France.
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