G-20 energy, environment chiefs air concerns on Middle East tensions

Energy and environment ministers from the Group of 20 major economies voiced concerns over disruptions in fuel supplies on Saturday following attacks on oil tankers in the Middle East.The ministers began a two-day meeting in the resort town of Karuizawa in central Japan after Thursday's attacks heightened tensions in the region and sent crude oil prices surging."It is vital for the international community to respond collaboratively to such incidents from the perspective of ensuring global energy security," Japanese industry minister Hiroshige Seko, who is co-chairing the meeting, told parti…READ FULL ARTICLE