Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry established Petroleum Countermeasure Headquarters, September 17 at 22:45 following a temporary suspension of oil production
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry established an oil countermeasures headquarters and held its first meeting today in response to the fact that oil-related facilities were attacked in Saudi Arabia, which accounts for about 40% of Japan's crude oil imports, and oil production partially stopped.
At the first meeting of the Response Headquarters, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of EBARA accurately grasped the impact on Japan's oil supply and trends in the oil market, and coordinated oil reserves in cooperation with IEA = the International Energy Agency and related countries if necessary. And instructed to consider releasing.