00:02DWARPED BY HULKING METAL STRUCTURES, THE PRIME MINISTER TOURS JURONG ISLAND, ONE OF THE BIGGEST
00:08OIL REFINING HUBS IN THE WORLD.
00:16SEEING WITH HIS OWN EYES WHERE MUCH OF AUSTRALIA'S PETROL IS PURCHASED, BEFORE INSPECTING A TANKER
00:21DELIVERING LNG TO SINGAPORE DIRECTLY FROM WA.
00:25SWAPPING HIS SAFETY GEAR FOR A SUIT, ANTHONY ALBANIZI EMBRACED PRIME MINISTER LAWRENCE WONG, THE
00:33TWO LEADERS INKING A BEEFED UP AGREEMENT TO MAKE MAXIMUM EFFORTS TO KEEP FUEL AND GAS FLOWING
00:39AS THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT CONTINUES.
00:42THIS IS A WIN-WIN, THAT IS WHY PRIME MINISTER WONG AND I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE JOINT STATEMENT
00:49THAT WILL PROTECT OUR MUTUAL ENERGY SECURITY AND TO SUPPORT THE FLOW OF FUELS AND LNG BETWEEN
00:57OUR TWO COUNTRIES.
00:58THE STATEMENT ENCOURAGING BUT NOT BINDING.
01:01THE SCRAMBLE FOR FUEL UNDERSCORING JUST HOW VULNERABLE AUSTRALIA IS.
01:06WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO CAP IN HAND TO SINGAPORE WHEN WE HAVE A WHOLE CONTINENT AVAILABLE TO OURSELVES
01:10HERE THAT'S GOT PLENTY OF OIL AND GAS AVAILABLE?
01:13SINGAPORE IS AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST SUPPLY OF PETROL AND SECOND BIGGEST SOURCE OF JET FUEL
01:18AND DIESEL.
01:19BUT ITS REFINERIES RELY ON OIL FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.
01:22AND AS SUPPLIES HAVE TIGHTENED, THEY'VE SCALED BACK PRODUCTION.
01:26ASKED IF AUSTRALIA WOULD BE PRIORITIZED IF EXPORTS NEED TO BE CURBED.
01:31WE DO NOT PLAN TO RESTRICT EXPORTS.
01:34WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO SO EVEN IN THE DARKEST DAYS OF COVID.
01:38THE PRIME MINISTER IS JUST AS CONFIDENT IN PRIVATE AS HE IS IN PUBLIC.
01:42THE TWO LEADERS TAKING EACH OTHER AT THEIR WORD, BOTH IN POSSESSION OF SOMETHING THE OTHER
01:48NEEDS.
01:49SUPPLY, SUPPLY AND SUPPLY.
01:53THAT IS OUR PRIORITY.
01:54THAT IS WHAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON.
01:56THE PRIME MINISTER IS EXPECTED TO VISIT MORE COUNTRIES IN COMING WEEKS.
02:00HIS GOVERNMENT'S AGENDA IS NOW CONSUMED BY ONE OBJECTIVE TO GET FUEL, WHETHER IT'S LEANING
02:06ON KEY TRADING PARTNERS OR UNDERWRITING CARGOES FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.
02:10BECAUSE EVEN IF THIS CEASE-FIRE HOLDS, THE HIGH PRICES AND SUPPLY SHORTAGES ARE LIKELY
02:16TO PERSIST FOR MANY MONTHS TO COME.
02:18JANE NORMAN, ABC NEWS, SINGAPORE.
02:20SO küçükconID 그러ji.
02:20JANE NORMAL.
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