Seoul steps up efforts to secure oil, naphtha from North Africa amid Middle East disruptions

South Korea has stepped up efforts to secure alternative energy supply routes, with the Foreign Ministry saying Friday that senior officials have engaged Algeria and Libya over potential crude oil and naphtha supplies. Park Jong-han, deputy foreign minister for economic affairs, visited the two North African countries from April 13-16, where he met senior government and energy officials to assess the possibility of securing emergency supplies and expand long-term cooperation in the energy sector

By The Korea Herald