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Apr 2015
3m 57s

Japan's gasoline margin improves to 4-ye...

S&P Global Commodity Insights
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Gasoline accounts for roughly 30% of Japan's domestic oil demand. Platts Asian oil news associate director Mriganka Jaipuriyar and senior editor Takeo Kumagai analyze Japan's improved refining margins, the changes that helped refiners in the fiscal year 2014-2015, and the industry's outlook for... 
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