 |
| 1955 |
Dec. |
As a
government-owned company, Japan Petroleum Exploration
Co., Ltd. was established to improve national
petroleum self-sufficiency |
| 1958 |
Mar. |
Mitsuke oil field
(Niigata) was discovered |
| Jul. |
Sarukawa oil field (Akita) was discovered |
| 1959 |
Jun. |
Higashi-Niigata gas field (Niigata) was discovered |
| 1960 |
Mar. |
Amarume oil field
(Yamagata) was discovered |
| Dec. |
Katakai gas field (Niigata)
was discovered |
| 1962 |
Mar. |
Kumoide gas field (Niigata)
was discovered |
| Jun. |
JAPEX SKS Corporation was established
|
| Aug. |
Shiunji gas field (Niigata)
was discovered |
| 1964 |
Nov. |
Fujikawa gas field (Niigata)
was discovered |
| 1965 |
May |
An operation range expanded
to overseas by the revision of articles of association |
| 1966 |
Feb. |
Established a subsidiary "North
Sumatra Offshore Petroleum Exploration Co.,
Ltd. (NOSOPEX)", the company presently
known as INPEX |
| 1967 |
Oct. |
At the establishment of governmental
"Japan Petroleum Development Corporation
(JPDC)", Japex was integrated into JPDC
as E&P operating body |
| 1968 |
Apr. |
Yoshii gas field (Niigata) was
discovered |
| 1970 |
Apr. |
Reorganized as a
private E&P company, Japan Petroleum Exploration
Co., Ltd. was separated from JPDC. |
| 1971 |
May |
Japex Offshore Ltd. was established |
| Oct. |
SK Engineering Co., Ltd.was
established |
| 1976 |
Jun. |
Yurihara oil and gas field (Akita)
was discovered |
| 1978 |
Dec. |
Canada Oil Sands Co., Ltd. (CANOS)
was established |
| 1980 |
Oct. |
Japex
(U.S.) Corp. was established |
| 1983 |
Apr. |
JGI, Inc. was established |
| Jun. |
Iwafuneoki oil and
gas field (Niigata) was discovered |
| 1985 |
Jan. |
Beijing Representative
Office was opened |
| Dec. |
Japex New Nanhai
Ltd. was established |
| 1989 |
Mar. |
Yufutsu oil and
gas field (Hokkaido) was discovered |
| Nov. |
Ayukawa oil and
gas field (Akita) was discovered |
| 1990 |
May |
London
Representative Office was opened |
| 1991 |
Mar. |
Jakarta Representative
Office was opened |
| 1995 |
Mar. |
Japex Pipiline Ltd.
was established |
| 1997 |
Feb. |
Houston Representative
Office was opened |
| 2003 |
Oct. |
Shirone Gas Co.,
Ltd. was established |
| Dec. |
JAPEX listed on
the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
2005
|
Mar. |
Dubai Representative
Office was opened |
| Dec. |
Japex Libya Ltd.
was established |
2006 |
Apr. |
Japex Block A
Ltd. was established |
| May |
Japex Philippines
Ltd. was established |
| Dec. |
Japex Buton Ltd.
was established |
| 2007 |
May |
Japex acquired a 25% equity stake in Energi Mega Pratama Inc. |
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