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Japan Takes 45k-Barrel Azerbaijani Crude, Cuts Middle East Reliance

5/13/2026

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Japan received its first Azerbaijani crude shipment on May 12, about 45,000 kiloliters (?283,000 barrels).
The oil will be refined at ENEOS’s Negishi refinery near Tokyo into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene and petrochemical feedstocks.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan will source over 70% of its June crude imports from outside the Middle East, after the government released stockpiled oil equal to 75 days of consumption on March 16.

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Japan received its first Azerbaijani crude shipment on May 12, about 45,000 kiloliters (?283,000 barrels).
The oil will be refined at ENEOS’s Negishi refinery near Tokyo into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene and petrochemical feedstocks.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan will source over 70% of its June crude imports from outside the Middle East, after the government released stockpiled oil equal to 75 days of consumption on March 16.