Japan Secures Oil Through November Amid Tensions

Japanese oil refiners have secured sufficient crude supplies through November despite escalating Middle East tensions. Industry officials note that shipments continue through alternative routes and existing stockpiles.

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FILE PHOTO: A small tanker sails near an oil refinery, in the Keihin Industrial Zone in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan March 17, 2026.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Japan refiners have secured sufficient crude supplies through November despite escalating Middle East conflict, the Petroleum Association of Japan said on Friday afternoon. The announcement follows attacks on Saudi Arabia infrastructure that temporarily disrupted regional export hubs. Brent Crude Oil prices climbed toward four-month highs earlier in the week.

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