中國石化新聞網訊 據石油新聞2020年11月29日東京報導，日本經濟產業省消息人士11月27日表示，日本經濟產業省將於12月1日與國營科威特石油公（KPC）司籤署了一項協議，出租50萬千公升(314萬桶)原油的儲存能力。
由於亞太地區的原油消費逐漸從冠狀病毒疫情大流行中復甦，這項協議將賦予科威特滿足日本和其它亞洲市場迅速需求的靈活性。
與KPC達成最新協議之際，除了沙烏地阿拉伯和阿布達比，日本經濟產業省一直在尋求增加原油生產國的數量，這些原油生產國將他們的原油儲存在日本用於商業目的，以換取在緊急情況下優先向日本供應原油。
最新的協議將使日本向這3個中東產油國出租的原油儲存能力達到了310萬千公升或1950萬桶。日本經濟產業省早些時候將其出租給沙烏地阿拉伯國家石油公司（沙特阿美）和阿布達比國家石油公司（ADNOC）的儲油能力提高到130萬千公升或820萬桶。
李峻 編譯自 石油新聞
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Japan to sign 3-mil-barrel storage deal with KPC, allowing Kuwaiti crude marketing
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is set to sign a deal with state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corp. on Dec. 1 to lease out 500,000 kiloliter (3.14 million barrels) of storage capacity, a METI source said on Nov. 27.
The deal will give Kuwait flexibility to meet prompt demand from Japan and other Asian markets as regional consumption gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
The latest deal with KPC will come as METI has been looking to increase the number of oil producing countries, along with Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, storing their oil in Japan for commercial purposes in exchange for prioritizing supply to Japan in the event of an emergency.
The latest deal will bring Japan's leased oil storage capacity to the three Middle East producers to a total of 3.1 million kiloliter, or 19.5 million barrels. METI had earlier raised its leased storage capacity to Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. to 1.3 million kiloliter, or 8.2 million barrels each.