japan | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 8
Japan Eyes New Oil Suppliers
Japanese oil companies are expanding their network of crude oil suppliers, becoming less dependent on the Middle Eastern imports.
Japan to Switch to Coal
Coal is anticipated to outshine gas and become country's largest power generator within the next three years, as power utilities are replacing aging nuclear capacity with fossil fuel.
Iranian Crude Exports to Asia Expected to Increase
Iranian crude export to the Asian markets in February jumped by about 25% from a year earlier to levels last seen in 2014, as latest market figures show.
Egypt to Sign $575m Loan Agreements with Japan, South Korea
Egypt will sign three concessional loan agreements with Japan and one with South Korea worth a total of $575m to finance projects in energy and transportation.
Egypt Secures $17.7b in Funding from Japan
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his state visit to Tokyo in attempt to boost mutual cooperation in the energy, education and development sectors. Th ...
Japan Restarts Third Nuclear Reactor since Disaster in 2011
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. resumed operations of its third nuclear reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant after clearing safety rules put in place following the Fukushima nuclear disaster caused by earthq ...
Bahrain Signs $355m Deal with Japan for Gas Plant Expansion
Bahrain signed a $355m deal with Japan's JGC Corp to build the expansion of a gas plant for the Bahrain National Gas Company (Banagas). 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 ...
