How long can Australia's fuel reserves sustain the supply shortfall? Australia holds — of fuel — well below the IEA's 90-day recommendation.
IEA comparison: The IEA requires members to hold 90 days of net import reserves. Australia has consistently fallen short since 2012 and is the only IEA member that doesn't meet this target. During a Hormuz closure, most IEA members can draw on deep reserves — Australia cannot.
Fuel Type
Petrol (ULP91). Australia's most visible fuel — 39 days of reserves.
Reserve Parameters
Petrol Reserves
DCCEEW MSO data. Adjust to test scenarios.
560
Emergency Stockpile (extra days)
~762 million litres (~4.8M barrels) of government emergency reserves.