Japan Should Keep Focus on Cheap Mideast Oil, Local Refiner Says

Bloomberg4 October 2026, 23:51 UTCJapan

Japan should continue to rely on the Middle East for the bulk of its crude as that’s cost-effective, processor Taiyo Oil Co. said, pushing back against a government drive to diversify triggered by the US-Iran war.

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