Japan's crude oil imports rose 0.4% in March from a year earlier after customs clearance, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Thursday.Japan, the world's fourth-largest importer of crude oil, imported 2.63 million barrels per day (12.982,000 million liters) in March, preliminary data showed.Jap

Egypt has launched a new round of international bidding for oil and gas exploration rights in the Nile Delta and the Mediterranean Sea, the state news agency reported on Tuesday.According to the tender announcement, the tender is divided into 12 blocks, evenly divided into two onshore and offshore b