Australia’s Fuel Supply Secure in Near Term, Albanese Says
A 'Sorry This Hose Not In Use' sign covers a pump at a Shell petrol station in Sydney, Australia, on March 25.
Photographer: Brent Lewin/BloombergAustralia has a secure supply of fuel over the near term, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, as he sought to reassure skittish households and businesses at a time of mounting reports of gasoline shortages.
“Australia’s fuel supply outlook remains secure over the near term due to the actions the government’s taken to date,” he told reporters in Canberra. There will be six tankers of jet fuel arriving from Saturday through April 8, the prime minister said, with those shipments coming from China and elsewhere.