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Business Activities

Who are our stakeholders in the various processes of our business activities and how should we meet their interests? We have reconfirmed the answer to this question and here provide an overview for each process.

1. Acquisition of License Blocks

Activities
Contract signing ceremony
Contract signing ceremony
  • Collection of technological information pertaining to regions with potential crude oil and natural gas reserves
  • Technological assessment based on existing documentation and purchased materials and preliminary survey of location conditions, political and economic stability, and legal frameworks in potential regions of operation
  • Applications and bidding for concession rights or working interest
  • Conclusion of contracts to acquire interests
Stakeholders
  • Oil and gas producing countries
  • Employees
  • Shareholders and investors
Consideration for our stakeholders
  • Compliance with local laws

2. Exploration and Evaluation

Activities
Study of oil layers
Study of oil layers
  • Collection of basic data regarding the potential subsurface accumulation of crude oil and natural gas by using terrestrial geological surveys, aerial photographs, satellite images, and existing data on exploration
  • Implementation of geophysical surveys, including gravity, magnetic, and seismic surveys, to ascertain underground structures and locate favorable structures
  • Determination of locations for and drilling of exploration wells to confirm the existence of crude oil and natural gas
  • Determination of locations for and drilling of delineation wells to evaluate the extent of the detected crude oil and natural gas
  • Evaluation of subsurface information to confirm the distribution of crude oil and natural gas reservoirs and to estimate reserves
  • Comprehensive evaluation of the commercial viability of development
Stakeholders
  • Oil and gas producing countries
  • Employees
  • Shareholders and investors
  • Partner companies
  • Local communities
  • Suppliers (vendors, etc.)
Consideration for our stakeholders
  • Implementation of environmental impact assessments
  • Reduction of impact of exploration activities on the natural and social environments

3. Development and Production

Activities
Offshore facility of Bayu-Undan project
Offshore facility of Bayu-Undan project
  • Formulation of development plans for oil and gas fields
  • Drilling of production wells (wells for commercial acquisition of crude oil and natural gas)
  • Construction of processing facilities to separate gas and liquid and to filter out impurities, and construction of loading terminals for crude oil and natural gas
  • Production of crude oil and natural gas
Stakeholders
  • Oil and gas producing countries
  • Employees
  • Shareholders and investors
  • Local communities and NGOs
  • Partner companies
  • Suppliers (vendors, etc.)
Consideration for our stakeholders
  • Active disclosure of data concerning development and production activities
  • Scholarships for students in oil and gas producing countries
  • Implementation of environmental impact assessments
  • Health maintenance of employees at operating sites
  • Fair materials procurement
  • Safe operation at operating sites
  • Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
  • Improvement of local living standards by developing infrastructure

4. Refining, Transportation, and Sales

Activities
LNG tanker
LNG tanker
Oil
  • Crude oil produced in Japan is transported by oil tankers and tanker trucks to our refineries, where it is refined into petroleum products such as naphtha, kerosene, heavy oil, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG, composed mostly of propane and butane), which are then sold and shipped to customers by oil tankers and tanker trucks
  • Crude oil produced outside Japan is sold and shipped by oil tankers or via pipelines to refineries and/or trading companies for refining, to power companies for use in thermal power plants, and to petrochemical companies for the manufacture of chemical products
  • Exchange of crude oil with other international oil companies to meet customer needs
Natural Gas
  • Natural gas produced in Japan is sold to gas companies and large factories via pipelines
  • Natural gas produced overseas is shipped and sold to power and gas companies primarily in Japan as liquefied natural gas (LNG, composed mostly of methane) and LPG, or sold to gas producing countries and their neighbors via pipelines
  • In 2014, the Naoetsu LNG Receiving Terminal, currently under construction, will begin receiving LNG produced overseas for resale in Japan through domestic gas pipeline network built as part of a gas supply chain
Stakeholders
  • Oil and Gas Producing Countries
  • Employees
  • Shareholders and Investors
  • Local communities and NGOs
  • Customers
Consideration for our stakeholders
  • Product safety control
  • Development of systems for stable and flexible supply
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