Australian PM to discuss fuel supplies in Singapore visit

Talks with Singapore leadership on essential supplies

Albanese stated he would travel to Singapore from 9 to 11 April to discuss trade in "essential supplies" such as diesel and liquefied natural gas with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. 'Together, we share concern over the situation in the Middle East, including the consequences for both of our nations," the Australian leader told reporters in Canberra. 'Australia is facing a more uncertain world, and therefore the certainty of those clear, close relationships is more important than ever."

Bilateral commitment to energy security

Australia and Singapore committed in a joint statement last month to maintain fuel supplies between both countries and to collaborate on strengthening energy supply chain resilience.
Service station outages of diesel and unleaded petrol in Australia are decreasing, the government stated. A total of 241 service stations across Australia — three per cent of the total — had no diesel on Tuesday, while 141 had no petrol. The country has 29 days' worth of diesel, 39 days of petrol, and 30 days of jet fuel, said energy minister Chris Bowen, emphasising that levels had remained "pretty static".

Government cuts fuel tax to ease cost pressures

Last week, the government halved its fuel duty on petrol for three months to help ease rising costs for drivers and lorry operators.