国际英语资讯:Australias low fuel reserve jeopardizes international reputation: energy department
<p><span word="CANBERRA">CANBERRA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 8-- <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> "<span word="free">free</span> <span word="rider">rider</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="IEA">IEA</span>)'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="stockpile">stockpile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Environment">Environment</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="submission">submission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="treaties">treaties</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IEA">IEA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stockpiles">stockpiles</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IEA">IEA</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Organisation">Organisation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>-<span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> (<span word="OECD">OECD</span>) <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1973 <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="obliged">obliged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tribunal">tribunal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="reparations">reparations</span> (<span word="through">through</span> <span word="restitution">restitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attributable">attributable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="compliance">compliance</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="submission">submission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="IEA">IEA</span> <span word="mandates">mandates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> "<span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 90 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span>.</p><p><span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> 56 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="IEA">IEA</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="perceive">perceive</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IEA">IEA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="IEA">IEA</span> <span word="member">member</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="mitigated">mitigated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compliance">compliance</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p>
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