Japan

A proposed Venezuela-Colombia oil pipeline project, which was discussed between the two countries' presidents at a meeting in Caracas on November 28, would increase access to Asia's... 2011-11-29

State-run Japan Oil, Gas and Metals (JOGMEC) and US major ConocoPhillips are preparing to start trial production of methane hydrates in the US state of Alaska in January 2012, Japan's... 2011-10-19

Kogas has cemented its role as a major player in efforts to export LNG from Canadian shale gas projects to energy-hungry Asian markets. We believe an FID on the proposed Kitimat LNG... 2011-07-04

Venezuelan national oil company (NOC) Petróleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) has secured a US$1.5bn loan from a group of Japanese banks to expand two of its refineries.

Nippon Export & Investment Insurance (NEXI) has decided to insure Inpex, Mitsubishi and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) for their stakes in a Venezuelan... 2010-05-25

Venezuelan and Japanese heads of state Hugo Chávez and Taro Aso signed 12 energy-related agreements in Tokyo on April 6 that will result in greater Japanese involvement in Latin... 2009-04-08

Japanese exploration group Inpex has received regulatory approval to acquire half of Royal Dutch Shell's 40% stake in Block BM-C-31 in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The price... 2008-11-05

The Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) has announced that it will sign a US$800mn syndicated loan for the expansion of the Panama Canal.

Japanese state-run Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petróleos... 2008-07-22

Japan-based trading house Itochu has announced plans to invest more than US$850mn in US upstream natural gas projects between 2007 and 2010.