japan | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 8
Japan Records Drop in Oil, LNG Imports, Switching to Coal
Japan's oil imports fell to a record low of 3.37mb/d, down by 2.3% in 2015 and imports of LNG, of which the country is the world's biggest consumer, fell 3.9% to 85m tones last year. Tokio is now seeking to switch to ...
Sisi to Ink Deals with Japan in Energy, Health & Education
Coordination is underway between the two Egyptian and Japanese sides on projects that will be signed during President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's visit to Tokyo next month, informed sources told Al Mal.
Japanese Buyer Renews Commitments to Iranian Crude
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp., a crude oil lifter, has renewed its annual term oil purchase volumes from Tehran for 2016, with the volumes remaining unchanged under the new contract as of January.
Mitsui Consortium Awarded $2.3b Omani Power Plant Project
Japan's Mitsui & Co announced that its consortium had been awarded a $2.3b power plant project in Oman, to build 3.15GW gas-fired combined cycle power generation units for Ibri and Sohar-3 projects. Egypt and Japan Expected to Sign Cooperation Agreements in January
Coordination has begun between Egypt and Japan to sign agreements on a number of cooperation projects during President Sisi’s visit to Japan in January, including in the energy field.
Japan’s Oil Refiners in Talks over Planned Merger
Japan's largest oil refiner JX Holdings and its rival TonenGeneral Sekiyu have confirmed to be in talks over a planned merger to be completed by 2017.
Iran’s Siraf Refinery Targets Asia, Draws European Attention
"Asia is the center of gravity for oil and all the incremental demand will come from Asia. We are expecting to ship more than 50% of our products to Asia," said CEO of Siraf Refineries Infrastructure Company Alireza ...
Japan to Help Ethiopia Generate Geothermal Electricity
Japan is ready to support geothermal development activities in Ethiopia, according to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
