Australia PM in Singapore As He Seeks to Secure Fuel Supplies from Regional Allies

By Renju Jose and Helen Clark

SYDNEY/PERTH, April 10 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet his counterpart Lawrence Wong in Singapore on Friday as Canberra looks to secure fuel supplies from regional allies amid disruptions due to the Middle East conflict.

Singapore, Asia’s oil trading hub, is Australia’s largest supplier of petrol and a major supplier of its diesel and jet fuel.

“This is an important relationship at a time when fuel security is on the agenda, right around the globe due to the conflict in the Middle East,” Albanese told reporters in Singapore after his arrival late