據管道&天然氣雜志網7月17日報道，沙特阿拉伯表示，其仍致力于確保日本的石油供應，并將繼續與日本在清潔氫、氨和再生碳燃料方面進行合作。

沙特能源部網站上發布的一份聲明援引沙特王儲薩勒曼的話稱，沙特將繼續向位于日本南部沖繩島的政府石油儲備設施供應沙特原油。

他表示，“我們將繼續保證對日本的石油供應，并保持我們作為最可靠伙伴的地位，沙特是日本最大的石油供應國，滿足了日本總需求的40%”。

根據海灣合作委員會周日發表的一份聲明顯示，日本和海灣合作委員會(GCC)也宣布恢復自由貿易協定談判。海灣合作委員會是海灣地區六個國家的聯盟，包括沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯聯合酋長國、卡塔爾、科威特、阿曼和巴林。

日本出訪官員和海灣合作委員會秘書長簽署了一份聯合聲明，恢復談判。這將是日本和海灣合作委員會第三次嘗試簽署貿易協定，此前的談判分別在2006年和2007年舉行。

沙特能源部表示，已與日本工業和貿易部簽署協議，共同開發清潔氫、氨及其衍生物的生產，以及再生碳燃料。

沙特投資部長法利赫告訴國營的Al Ekhbariya電視臺，兩國在訪問期間簽署了26項合作協議。

據日本日經新聞報道，兩國將就稀土資源合作達成一致，并共同探索其他國家的開發項目。

日本外務省一位高級官員本周告訴記者，日本官員計劃在訪問期間討論能源市場，同時也打算提供日本實現凈零排放轉型的技術。

郝芬 譯自 管道&天然氣雜志網

原文如下:

Riyadh, Tokyo to Cooperate on Energy Security, Hydrogen and Ammonia

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it remains committed to securing oil supplies for Japan and will continue cooperating with Tokyo on clean hydrogen, ammonia, and recycled carbon fuels.

The kingdom will keep supplying Saudi crude oil for Okinawa's government oil reserves in southern Japan, a statement posted on the energy ministry's website quoted Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as saying.

"We continue to guarantee oil supply to Japan and maintain our position as the most reliable partner," Prince Abdulaziz said. "Saudi is Japan's biggest oil exporter fulfilling 40% of its total needs."

Japan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) also announced the resumption of talks on a free trade agreement, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the council, a union of six countries in the Gulf region including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain.

The official and the GCC secretary general signed a joint statement to resume negotiations, which will mark the third such attempt by Japan and the GCC to ink a trade pact, with negotiations previously held in 2006 and 2007.

The Saudi energy ministry said it signed agreements with the Japanese industry and trade ministry to develop clean hydrogen, production of ammonia and its derivatives and recycled carbon fuels.

The two countries signed 26 cooperation agreements during the visit.

According to Japan's Nikkei on Saturday, he and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are set to agree on rare earth resources cooperation and to jointly explore development projects in other countries.

A senior official at Japan's foreign ministry told reporters this week that the official plans to discuss energy markets during his trip, while also aiming to offer Japanese technologies for net zero transition.