Japan oil auction -
Japan's industry ministry said on Monday it will hold an auction on Feb. 9 to sell about 100,000 kilolitres, or 628,980 barrels, of oil from its national reserve as a part of the U.S.-led coordinated release of oil reserve to cool rising crude prices.
The supply will become available to the winning bidder on March 20 or later, it said in a statement//CNA