SEOUL, March 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's government ‌is discussing with companies the possibility of importing Russian crude oil and naphtha, Seoul's Industry Ministry said, as authorities struggle ...

South Korea’s government is discussing with ⁠companies the possibility of importing Russian crude oil and naphtha, Seoul’s Industry Ministry said, as authorities ‌struggle to safeguard energy supplies ...

The government will temporarily designate naphtha as an economic security item following supply shortages due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Wednesday.

For all the headlines about the looming shortage in crude oil, Japan faces a more immediate hit to its industrial supply chain from a little-known petroleum by-product. Multiple Japanese petrochemical ...

Calls are growing for the government to permit imports of naphtha from Russia, as prolonged disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have put Korea’s petrochemical companies at risk of operational ...

As concerns arose that the supply of ethylene—including "cutting ethylene," a special gas needed to build ships—was disrupted due to a U.S.-Iran war, the government said on the 18th that it had "taken ...

Naphtha, a key manufacturing component of medical products, is facing unstable supply amid disruptions brought about by the Middle East conflict. Derived from crude oil, the petrochemical liquid ...

(Bloomberg) — For all the headlines about the looming shortage in crude oil, Japan faces a more immediate hit to its industrial supply chain from a little-known petroleum byproduct. Multiple Japanese ...

Russia looks set to overtake the Middle East to become Asia's largest naphtha supplier for the first time ever in April with the ongoing Iran war severely constricting product exports from the Strait ...

With the Iran war cutting off supplies of naphtha (also called naphtha), the basic feedstock for petrochemical products, Korea's petrochemical corporations are grappling with the added burden of ...

The Korean government raised its security alert level on crude oil resources to “caution” on Wednesday as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues to heighten supply risks. Naphtha, another ...