Japan's Saudi Arabian crude import prices jump 80% in a month

Nikkei Asia | April 1, 2026, 12:57 p.m. | Original

TOKYO -- Prices of Saudi Arabian crude oil imported to Japan under long-term contracts rose more than 80% from February to March as the Iran war squeezes flows of energy through the Strait of Hormuz.

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