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Japan withdraws 80 million barrels of oil reserves to stabilize markets amid rising prices due to Iran conflict

ConfirmedConflict · JP

66

Severity

85%

Confidence

7

Events

KScore
3.6 Caution
4 independent sources6 grade AVerified
First report: Mar 11, 11:38 AMLatest report: Mar 16, 05:02 AM

Event Timeline (7)

AOfficial / Major Media

Japan starts releasing oil from its national reserves to market

Sanctions
Mar 16, 06:48 AM·Severity 30·Confidence 85%TASS English
AOfficial / Major Media

Japan begins pumping from its strategic oil reserves

Sanctions
Mar 16, 05:02 AM·Severity 20·Confidence 85%Al Jazeera Arabic
AOfficial / Major Media

Japan withdraws from oil reserves due to the Iran war

Conflict
Mar 15, 07:24 AM·Severity 60·Confidence 85%Al Jazeera Arabic
BHigh Credibility

Finance minister says verbal intervention possible over sharp won decline

Other
Mar 14, 10:36 AM·Severity 20·Confidence 70%Yonhap News English
AOfficial / Major Media

“Europe returns the favor.” Japan leads the largest strategic oil withdrawal to calm the markets

Conflict
Mar 14, 09:18 AM·Severity 53·Confidence 85%Al Jazeera Arabic
BHigh Credibility

Japan taps oil reserves as Iran war spreads. Could it give China leverage?

Conflict
Mar 13, 10:00 AM·Severity 66·Confidence 70%South China Morning Post World
AOfficial / Major Media

Question of lifting anti-Russian sanctions raised during Japan’s ruling party meeting

Sanctions
Mar 13, 05:06 AM·Severity 45·Confidence 85%TASS English