Australia running out of fuel

Australia seems headed for a critical fuel shortage which is likely to shut down transport, industry and even our military. Successive Australian Governments have overseen a massive decline in fuel security. From being totally self-sufficient when Bass Strait was in full production, we now import around 80% of our fuel – crude oil, diesel and petrol.One of the absurd things which our Government allows is the export of virtually all gas produced in WA and Queensland. so even though we have vast gas production, there is a shortage right now within Australia.For some years we've had, at best, 3 weeks supply of petrol and diesel in the country. The bulk of our oil is imported from Singapore and comes through the South China Sea. So if the US or our Government provokes a war with North Korea, or China. We will quickly run out of fuel. That means not just rationing …. there won't be any petrol, diesel, fuel oil or avgas for anyone at any price - not even the military. Would make it hard to fight a war! In the event, we may have to beg for oil from Malaysia,Indonesia and New Zealand. Presumably the looming crisis was a reason for the Australian Government's attempt to grab oil reserves in the Timor Sea and deprive Timor Leste of the resource. Apart from making politicians see sense (which is an oxymoron) one solution may be to perfect an engine conversion system which allows an internal combustion engine to run on hydrogen removed from water by electrolysis. Various proposals have been made but so far none has proved to be successful.

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