Oil-producing countries take the initiative to extend an olive branch; Japan’s oil strategy shifts from passive buying to actively building, adding +1 to its geopolitical chips.

Crypto news: The chairman of the Japan Petroleum Association (PAJ) said the Japanese government has received proposals from Middle Eastern oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE, inviting it to participate in an expansion of a crude oil pipeline project that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz.