The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan refiners ask gov't to allow foreign tankers to help with oil releaseTOKYO - Japan's oil refiners have asked the government to allow foreign-flagged tankers to help transport crude oil during a planned release from state-held reserves, amid the worsening situation in Iran, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.The request comes amid concerns that Japanese-flagged vessels will not have the capacity to promptly transport all the oil from storage bases to refineries, as the volume to be released will be…READ FULL ARTICLE
