일본이 의료 용품 및 소비재 제조의 핵심 원료인 석유 유래 나프타를 2027년까지 사용할 수 있는 물량으로 확보하며, 이란 전쟁 등 중동 긴장 고조에 따른 공급 부족 우려를 덜게 되었다.
재팬타임스(The Japan Times)에 따르면 일본은 2027년까지 공급을 이어갈 수 있는 충분한 양의 석유 유래 나프타를 비축했다. 나프타는 의료 용품부터 일상 소비재에 이르기까지 광범위한 제품 생산에 필수적인 원료이다. 이란 전쟁을 비롯한 중동 분쟁으로 인한 공급망 차질은 경제 안보에 대한 우려를 높여왔다. 사나에 다카이치 등과 관련된 당국자들은 지역 내 지정학적 위험이 커짐에 따라 석유 및 에너지 수입 안정화를 최우선 과제로 삼고 있다.
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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.