Japanese refiners are preparing to maintain their supply of oil products and refining operations even if Tokyo imposes a citywide lockdown to combat a spike in coronavirus cases, company and industry officials said Friday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The Japanese refiners’ readiness to ensure their stable oil products supply came to light after recent remarks by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike about a possibility of imposing tough quarantine measures, including a lockdown, amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo. Although it remains unclear how exactly the lockdown could be enforced, Japan’s top two refiners, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy and Idemitsu Kosan, both said they were ready to ensure their oil products supply remained stable, and had business continuity […]