Kuwait, Japan to grant 500 million barrels of crude oil

CAIRO - The Kuwaiti government - 18 Sato Masahiro, Japan as a power shortage due to earthquake protection East, 500 million barrels of crude oil (about 457 billion yen), or decided to Japan grants the equivalent petroleum-related products .

AFP reported that communication. Grants this much crude oil is the first time.

Kuwaiti Oil Minister Ahmad on June 18 about grants, "says show solidarity with Japan" and said the international conference on the oil market.

Oil imports of 365 million barrels per day in Japan (2009), the minutes of this provision greatly exceeds it.


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　【カイロ＝佐藤昌宏】クウェート政府は１８日、東日本大震災に伴う日本の電力不足対策として、原油５００万バレル（約４５７億円相当）か、それに 相当する石油関連製品を日本に無償供与すると決めた。

　ＡＦＰ通信が伝えた。これだけの量の原油の無償供与は今回初めて。

　 クウェートのアハマド石油相は１８日、無償供与について、「日本との連帯を示すものだ」と、原油市場に関する国際会議で述べた。

　 日本の１日当たりの原油輸入量は３６５万バレル（２００９年）で、今回の供与分はそれを大きく上回る。