JAPEX owns and operates a domestic natural gas pipeline network with a total length of approximately 826 km. This pipeline represents a key strategic asset because it allows us to directly link our natural gas field to customers, and thereby boost sales. In the Hokkaido area, we have constructed a pipeline from the Yufutsu oil and gas field to Tomakomai City, where the gas field is located, and into the vicinity of Sapporo City to supply LDCs and industrial customers. In the Akita area, we have constructed pipelines from the Yurihara and Ayukawa oil and gas fields into Akita City to supply natural gas, primarily to LDCs. In the Tohoku and Hokuriku areas, we have expanded our largest natural gas pipeline network, covering the four prefectures of Niigata, Yamagata, Miyagi and Fukushima, branching out from our gas fields and LNG receiving terminal in Niigata and supplying gas-fired power plants, LDCs and industrial customers.