日本已确保了充足的石油衍生石脑油供应，足以维持至2027年。石脑油是制造医疗用品和消费品的关键原料，此举缓解了人们对伊朗战争等中东局势升级所引发的短缺担忧。
据《日本时报》报道，日本已经储备了充足的石油衍生石脑油，以确保供应持续至2027年。石脑油是生产从医疗用品到日常消费品等各类商品的重要原料。随着地区地缘政治风险的加剧，包括伊朗战争在内的中东冲突所造成的供应链中断，引发了人们对经济安全的担忧。与高市早苗等人物相关的政府官员正在优先考虑稳定石油和能源进口。
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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.