Arabian Business reported that Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is testing vessels returning from Japan for radiation.

Mr Ali Obaid al Yabhouni governor of UAE OPEC said that tests for radiation were being run on ships returning from Japan as a precaution.

Mr Yabhouni who also heads Abu Dhabi's National Tanker Company and National Gas Shipping Company said that "We are still sending our ships to Japan on a regular basis and it's a priority for us to keep our people ships and people safe so we are taking all precautions."

He said that at the weekend, the spike in radiation levels forced a suspension of work at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex with experts warning that Japan faced a long fight to contain the world's most critical atomic crisis in 25 years.

He added that ADNOC remains committed to supplying Japan with crude products and will continue to meet any extra demand that might be needed in the future.

(Sourced from www.arabianbusiness.com)