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Japan opens bid to sale 4.8 mn barrels of oil

Tokyo, April 22 (UNI/Sputnik) Japan has opened a bid for the sale of 4.8 million barrels of oil from its three national reserve bases as part of joint efforts with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to stabilize energy prices, which have gone up worldwide amid the Russian military operation in Ukraine, media reported on Friday, citing the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
According to the Japanese Kyodo news agency, the auction will take place on May 10. The sale will be reportedly carried out in consultation with the IEA.
Earlier in April, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the country would release 15 million barrels. Of these, 6 million will be sold from commercial stocks and 9 million from national reserves.
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