<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is travelling to Singapore in a bid to shore up Australia's fuel supply, trading on the country's reputation as a food bowl.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> The federal government insists there is no issue with supply but NSW is already preparing for the "worst-case scenario" and supply chain analysts warn the country could be just days away from having to ration fuel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Petrol companies have already been forced to hand over their distribution data to the NSW government to drive decisions if things deteriorate.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/israeli-consulate-istanbul-shooting-gunmen-attack-building-housing-israeli-consulate-in-istanbul/5f648e03-4459-4fbe-a207-eb39d8e12a73"><strong><span>Gunfight erupts outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today, 34 stations were dry and 125 were out of at least one type of fuel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe is pouring over commercially sensitive data from petrol companies to map out the state's supply and where it's being sent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The NSW government is planning for the worst case scenario and if we have to take action we will," she said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-crisis-experts-send-dire-warning-as-anthony-albanese-travels-to-singapore-to-lock-in-supplies/29c41546-eb81-46f0-b379-e16a9473fef1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're planning for if the situation deteriorates."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If it does deteriorate, rationing could come quickly, experts warn.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're not talking about months, we're talking about a few days," Sydney University Professor Ben Fahimnia told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're already seeing the early symptoms of rationing, it's just not officially declared."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>'More important than ever'</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In an effort to sure up Australia's supplies, Albanese will head to Singapore, seeking to use the nation's exports to ride a global crisis.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The certainty of those clear, close relationships is more important than ever," Albanese said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Heading to Asia on Thursday, Albanese will meet with his Singaporean counterpart on Friday, leveraging Australian gas for their oil-based fuel to help get us through the global crisis.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Australia's a very reliable supplier and it's a very reliable customer," supply chain expert David Leaney told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The battle for energy is matched by the battle for food with Australian farmers sending about 80 per cent of what they produce overseas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But they are susceptible to supply chain disruptions, currently hit by a lack of diesel for machinery and imported fertiliser, which farmers rely heavily on to boost yields.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There will clearly be impacts on production and volumes of production and that means we have to think carefully about what happens to that product," food security expert Andrew Henderson told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Indonesia, which takes a lot of Australian beef, grain and fresh produce have given Australia quiet assurances it will keep sending fertiliser down under.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We have been relying around 60 per cent of our urea comes through the Middle East," Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"So this is about securing supplies elsewhere across the globe."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Rise in e-vehicles and e-bikes </span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fuelled by panic-buying at the pump, higher petrol prices are driving a trend towards plug-ins, with EV sales in March double what they were a year ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>E-bikes are also increasingly popular.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've probably seen a four to five-[time] increase in inquiries [and] sales have definitely gone up," Joshua Lepore from Sydney E-Bikes told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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