日本通产省资源能源厅日前决定,将2001年底日本的石油储备量提高到510亿L,比目前水平增加10亿L。目前日本500亿L的石油储备量是1987年设定的,这一目标于1998年2月得以实现。近来,国际原油价格暴涨给石油消费量大的国家带来很大威胁。据报道,英国、法国都采取了限制石油消费的措施。但是,油价暴涨对日本的影响并不明显。原因有以下几点:在激烈竞争的背景下,出口国还未对日本实行原油加价;日元升值抵销了油价上涨部分;日本汽油等税率 Japan’s Ministry of Energy, Resources and Energy has decided that Japan will be the end of 2001 the amount of oil reserves increased to 510 billion L, an increase of 1 billion more than the current level. At present, Japan’s 50 billion liters of oil reserves were set in 1987, a goal that was achieved in February 1998. Recently, the soaring international crude oil prices pose a great threat to countries with heavy oil consumption. It is reported that Britain and France all took measures to limit oil consumption. However, the impact of soaring oil prices on Japan is not obvious. The reasons are as follows: In the context of fierce competition, the exporting countries have not yet implemented a fare increase on crude oil in Japan; the appreciation of the Japanese yen has offset part of the rise in oil prices; the rate of Japanese gasoline, etc.