Japan Asks Saudi Arabia for More Oil Supply

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday requested cooperation from the world's top crude oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, in expanding energy deliveries to Japan amid the ongoing supply crunch. In a telephone call with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today, Takaichi “expressed her appreciation for Saudi Arabia's continued supply of crude oil to Japan via Yanbu Port even after the outbreak of the situation, and requested cooperation toward the expansion of energy supply to Ja...