据管道&天然气杂志网7月17日报道，沙特阿拉伯表示，其仍致力于确保日本的石油供应，并将继续与日本在清洁氢、氨和再生碳燃料方面进行合作。

沙特能源部网站上发布的一份声明援引沙特王储萨勒曼的话称，沙特将继续向位于日本南部冲绳岛的政府石油储备设施供应沙特原油。

他表示，“我们将继续保证对日本的石油供应，并保持我们作为最可靠伙伴的地位，沙特是日本最大的石油供应国，满足了日本总需求的40%”。

根据海湾合作委员会周日发表的一份声明显示，日本和海湾合作委员会(GCC)也宣布恢复自由贸易协定谈判。海湾合作委员会是海湾地区六个国家的联盟，包括沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯联合酋长国、卡塔尔、科威特、阿曼和巴林。

日本出访官员和海湾合作委员会秘书长签署了一份联合声明，恢复谈判。这将是日本和海湾合作委员会第三次尝试签署贸易协定，此前的谈判分别在2006年和2007年举行。

沙特能源部表示，已与日本工业和贸易部签署协议，共同开发清洁氢、氨及其衍生物的生产，以及再生碳燃料。

沙特投资部长法利赫告诉国营的Al Ekhbariya电视台，两国在访问期间签署了26项合作协议。

据日本日经新闻报道，两国将就稀土资源合作达成一致，并共同探索其他国家的开发项目。

日本外务省一位高级官员本周告诉记者，日本官员计划在访问期间讨论能源市场，同时也打算提供日本实现净零排放转型的技术。

郝芬 译自 管道&天然气杂志网

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.