Japan Promises to Give Australia Normal Amounts of Fuel
Japan's prime minister is planning to visit Australia, according to local news.
In short:
Japan will give Australia a normal amount of fuel.
Australia is talking to fuel sellers to make sure it has enough fuel.
What's next?
Japan's Prime Minister is planning to visit Australia, says Japanese news.
Japan will keep sending fuel to Australia.
Japan's Prime Minister will visit Australia to talk about the Strait of Hormuz and rare minerals.
The visit will happen as leaders try to make sure there is enough fuel.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has not said if the visit will happen.
A spokesperson said they will announce any visits when it's time.
Assistant Minister Matt Thistlethwaite talked to a Japanese official about fuel.
Matt Thistlethwaite asked Japan to keep sending fuel to Australia.
Japan said it would keep sending a normal amount of fuel.
Matt Thistlethwaite also talked to South Korea and Singapore about fuel.
More promises are being made
Australia and Singapore agreed to keep trading fuel.
Australia will keep sending gas to Asia and expects Asia to send fuel to Australia.
The prime minister said countries must keep their promises.
We expect countries to follow their agreements.
That's important for our relationships.
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A lot of oil used to go through the Strait of Hormuz, which is now blocked.
Asian markets might look for oil from other places, like Russia.
Japan talks are coming
Japan's ambassador to Australia said Japan's fuel reserves are a priority.
The ABC found out that the prime minister's office is thinking about a new tax on gas.
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Australia gets most of its fuel from Singapore and South Korea, not Japan.
Japan is one of the top countries that Australia gets fuel from.
Australia has enough fuel for 39 days of petrol, 29 days of diesel, and 30 days of jet fuel.
Many fuel ships are on their way to Australia.
Fuel imports are being diversified
Some fuel ships are coming from the US.
The US is the second biggest supplier of crude oil to Australia.
We're trying to get fuel from many places.
Matt Thistlethwaite said Japan promised to send a normal amount of fuel.
The NRMA said the government's decision to change diesel rules helps get more fuel from the US.
We've gotten fuel from many places, which is good.
The promise from Japan is important, especially after April.
Senator Dave Sharma said Australia should have done more to get its own fuel.
We can't rely on other countries for fuel as much as we used to.
He defended storing emergency fuel in the US.
Fuel ships can still travel from the US to Australia.
Having some fuel in the US is better than none.
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