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Japan aims to build naphtha reserves after Iran war shortages

Nikkei Asia reporting 7 sentences analyzed 467 captured characters

Cost, practicality among challenges in limited options available to policymakers

Petroleum containers in Chiba prefecture, not far from Tokyo.

Japan may ask oil companies to store crude oil that could be processed into naphtha. (Photo by Kai Fujii)

TOKYO -- Japan is moving to establish naphtha reserves after supplies were disrupted by the Iran war and the de facto shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, but economic and technical challenges limit the options available.

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