Japan's demand for oil is truly monstrous. Even if domestic oil consumption has wound down slightly in the last four decades, this one island nation consumed a staggering 151.4 million metric tons of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese yen, normally one of the most sought after safe havens in times of geopolitical stress, has dropped 2.4% against the U.S. dollar and 1.4% against the Swiss franc since ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese oil companies are scaling back decarbonisation initiatives, including hydrogen and ammonia projects, amid a global shift towards more stable and cost-effective fossil fuels.

TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japanese oil company Cosmo Energy Holdings expects its refinery run rate to hover around 90% in the business year starting in April as it plans maintenance shutdowns at its ...

SEOUL, March 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's four oil refiners, the world's sixth-largest in capacity, aims to supply more than 2 million barrels of oil products sought by Japan to plug an output gap ...

Alberta is in talks to invest in Japanese refining to secure a steady overseas market for its heavy crude. Japan, highly import-dependent and geared to lighter Middle East crudes, would gain capacity ...

TOKYO/MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Inpex Corp 1605.T, Japan's top oil and gas explorer, is selling its minority stake in a Russian oil project in Siberia to Japanese trading house Itochu Corp 8001.T, ...