BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Foreign-registered vehicles that fail to meet new fuel requirements will be denied entry into Brunei from April 1, as the government moves to safeguard the nation’s petroleum supply. The stricter measures come as the global economy faces its most severe oil shock in decades. A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz—a consequence of the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran—has triggered acute energy shortages worldwide,
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Oil-rich Brunei will ban the entry of foreign-registered vehicles with less than three-quarters of their fuel tanks from April 1, a move aimed at conserving fuel supplies amid soaring demand due to the Middle East conflict, Reuters reports.