Japan will keep investment in Sakhalin-1 oil project in Russia
Japan will keep its investment in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia, said the nation’s trade chief.
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Japan signals African energy support at Tunis meeting
Japanese corporates have signed around 90 agreements with African investors at the recently concluded 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Tunisia.
Japanese firms unlikely to exit Russian energy after Shell and ExxonMobil’s departure
There has been increasing speculation that Japanese oil and gas companies may follow their Western peers and exit Russian energy projects in response to Vladimir Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine. However, this seems unlikely, as such a move - designed to hurt Russia - would be blunted, as China is expected to fill any void left by departing investors.
Ammonia: the missing link in the energy transition?
Plans for ammonia exports are taking shape around the world, as companies compete to secure the most attractive opportunities to fuel future zero carbon aspirations.
Japanese trading houses accelerate coal exit
Sojitz, a major Japanese trading house, has announced it will accelerate its exit from thermal coal by halving its investments in projects by 2025 and eliminating them entirely by 2030.
Marubeni looks to sell stakes in North Sea oil and gas fields
Marubeni Corp. could all but exit the UK North Sea as it looks to sell its main oil and gas fields in the region, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Acquisition gives Jersey Oil and Gas full control of North Sea licence
London-listed Jersey Oil and Gas has agreed to buy the remaining 12% of the licence containing the Verbier discovery in the outer Moray Firth.
Japanese firm seeking to sell stakes in North Sea assets
Japanese firm Itochu is planning to sell its stakes in two North Sea developments, according to a news report.
Itochu exits US shale selling biggest energy purchase for $1
Itochu Corp. ended its $1 billion foray into U.S. shale by selling its 25 percent stake in Samson Resources Corp. back to Samson for $1. The sale reverses the Japanese trading company’s biggest purchase of an energy asset when it was made in 2011. The decision to exit was made because of the state of operations at Samson and the outlook for gas prices in North America, the Tokyo-based company said in an e-mailed response to questions.