South Korea will cut back its regular military exercises as part of a government campaign to save energy amid surging global oil prices, the Defense Ministry has announced.

The ministry plans to reduce its oil consumption by 14% this year by scaling back the number of exercises involving army tanks, navy ships and air force planes.

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South Korea’s Defence Ministry also said it will offset the reduced training hours with computer-simulated drills.

South Korea has about 680,000 troops aimed at deterring possible aggression from North Korea.

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