Australian PM says extra diesel shipments secured amid volatile global period

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced the government has secured additional diesel shipments.



Albanese told reporters in Sydney that four shipments, two from South Korea and one each from Brunei and Malaysia, with a combined 200 million liters of diesel, have been secured by the government in collaboration with BP and Viva Energy.



He said that the government has been working to guarantee Australia's domestic fuel supply amid global volatility and that Australia would continue to advocate for a de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.



Speaking alongside Albanese, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said that the diesel shipments would arrive in Australia in late May or early June, and would serve as an extra buffer for the national stockpile.



Albanese will on Thursday meet with Australian state and territory leaders for fuel security talks for the third time since the conflict in the Middle East began.