日本は、医療用品から安価な消費財まで幅広い製品に使われる石油由来ナフサを2027年まで賄うだけの量を確保した。イラン戦争による不足懸念が高まる中での措置だ。
日本は石油由来ナフサの供給を確保し、2027年まで持つだけの在庫を整えた。The Japan Timesが報じたところによると、イラン戦争の影響でこの素材の不足が懸念されていた。
ナフサは医療用品から日常の安価な消費財まで多様な製品の製造に欠かせない素材だ。供給チェーンの安定が日本の経済安全保障に直結する中、政府はこの問題に注力してきた。
高市早苗経済安全保障担当相ら関係者が関与した可能性があるが、詳細は明らかになっていない。Middle East情勢の緊迫化がエネルギー供給に及ぼす影響が、日本経済に新たな課題を突きつけている。
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Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik announced that South Korea has secured 273 million barrels of crude oil and 2.1 million tons of naphtha by year-end from four nations: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kazakhstan. The volumes equate to more than three months of oil and one month of naphtha based on last year's consumption. The supplies will be shipped via alternative routes avoiding the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
Prolonged disruption to energy flows via the Strait of Hormuz has reduced naphtha availability, a key ingredient for plastic packaging. This is set to drive up food prices in Japan. The Japan Times reports.
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Designated trash bags are running low in parts of Japan. Reports of a naphtha shortage have prompted some residents to hoard the bags required for waste disposal in certain areas.
The government has extended its crude oil swap system with private firms until the end of June amid uncertainties around the Strait of Hormuz. The system was introduced in April to stabilize fuel supplies.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured that the Philippines has sufficient petroleum supply despite gas prices doubling due to the Gulf war. Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro spoke with her Iranian counterpart to secure safe passage for Philippine vessels and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz. The country received 700,000 barrels of Russian crude oil thanks to a US waiver.
The European Union is preparing non-binding guidance urging member states to reduce reliance on Middle Eastern jet fuel and consider increasing imports from the United States, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters, as the Iran war continues to disrupt energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.