Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has announced that 20 days’ worth of oil reserves will be released from early May onwards.
Japan is dependent on the Middle East for 95 percent of its oil supply. The East Asian nation began releasing oil from its stockpiles in mid-March.
In total, Japan is making available about 50 days’ worth of oil consumption. As of April 6, the country had enough oil for 230 days in its reserves.
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Japan needs to restore and develop relations with other oil suppliers, including Russia and Latin American states, amid the aggravation of the situation around Iran, which may trigger a shortage of crude supplies from the Persian Gulf
ReplyDeleteA fragile two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran showed further strain, as Washington accused Tehran of breaching promises on the Strait of Hormuz and Israel struck Lebanon with attacks that Iran has claimed violate the truce.
ReplyDeleteThere was no sign Iran was lifting its near-total blockade of the strait, which has caused the worst-ever disruption to global-energy supplies.
In the first 24 hours of the ceasefire, which Mr Trump announced on Tuesday, just a single oil products tanker and five dry bulk carriers sailed through the Strait, which typically carries a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas flows and 140 ships a day before the war.
ReplyDeleteLe président américain Donald Trump dit que l'Iran ne remplit "pas du tout son rôle" en ce qui concerne la circulation du pétrole dans le détroit d'Ormuz. "Ce n'est pas l'accord que nous avons !", écrit-il sur son réseau Truth Social.
ReplyDeleteLe président américain a fait état dans un message "d'informations selon lesquelles l'Iran fait payer des frais aux pétroliers traversant le détroit d'Ormuz".
"Ils ont intérêt à ne pas le faire, et si c'est le cas, ils feraient mieux d'arrêter maintenant!", a-t-il ajouté, accusant l'Iran de faire "vraiment du mauvais boulot, indigne certains diraient, pour permettre au pétrole de traverser le détroit d'Ormuz".
Le Japon prévoit de puiser de nouveau dans ses réserves stratégiques de pétrole le mois prochain, pour débloquer l'équivalent de 20 jours de consommation supplémentaires, ont rapporté vendredi les médias locaux, citant une annonce de la Première ministre Sanae Takaichi.
ReplyDeleteL'archipel, très dépendant de ses importations d'hydrocarbures, avait commencé mi-mars à mobiliser ses réserves stratégiques d'or noir, parmi les plus importantes au monde.
Iran delegation still to leave for talks in Pakistan as Israel attacks Lebanon
ReplyDeleteIran’s negotiating team has not yet left for scheduled talks with the US this weekend in Pakistan due to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, says Abas Aslani, a senior research fellow at the Iran-based Center for Middle East Strategic Studies.
“The Iranian delegation has not departed from Tehran because the Iranian side is saying, that by the time that the Israeli strikes against Lebanon continue, there will be no negotiations in Islamabad,” Aslani said.
“This indicates that the continuation of the attacks in Lebanon has created uncertainty about the talks,” he told Al Jazeera.
Oil prices climbed today, driven by fresh anxiety over supplies from Saudi Arabia and as tanker traffic through the critical Strait of Hormuz remained largely frozen.
ReplyDeletePrices were still headed for a weekly loss as nerves eased over a fragile two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, while Israel signalled a potential diplomatic opening, saying it was ready to begin direct talks with Lebanon as soon as possible.
Brent crude futures added 96 cents, or 1%, to $96.88 a barrel early this morning. West Texas Intermediate futures were up 78 cents, 0.80%, at $98.65 a barrel.