Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
35°40′03″N 139°44′42″E / 35.667585°N 139.745064°E
独立行政法人石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構 | |
The headquarters in Toranomon Twin Building, Tokyo | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 29 March 2004 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Japan, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy |
Headquarters | Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Employees | 604 people (January 1, 2019) |
Annual budget | 1,839 Billion Yen (2014 Fiscal Year) |
Agency executive |
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Child agency |
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Website | http://www.jogmec.go.jp/ |
The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (独立行政法人石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構, Sekiyu ten'nen gasu kinzoku kōbutsu shigen kikō, JOGMEC), is a Japanese government Independent Administrative Institution which was created in 2004 when the former Japan National Oil Corporation merged with the former Metal Mining Agency of Japan.[1]
History
[edit]JOGMEC integrates corollary functions in one administrative entity. The former Japan National Oil Corporation (JNOC) had been tasked with securing a stable supply of oil and natural gas for Japan's use. The former Metal Mining Agency of Japan (MMAJ) had been tasked with ensuring a stable supply of nonferrous metal and mineral resources for Japan's use. Greater efficiencies were realized by combining two bureaucracies with similar missions.[citation needed] JOGMEC was established in 2004 pursuant to the 2002 Law Concerning the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation.[2][3]
In March 2013, JOGMEC becomes the first to successfully extract methane hydrate from seabed deposits.[4][5]
Activities
[edit]JOGMEC's Geological Remote Satellite Sensing Centre in Lobatse, Botswana was created in partnership with the southern African nation's Department of Geological Survey in July 2008. The Japan-Botswana partnership will work together in developing the exploration of minerals through methods such as remote sensing.[6]
JOGMEC carried out the world's first "large-scale" deep sea mining of hydrothermal vent mineral deposits in August - September, 2017. This mining was carried out at the 'Izena hole/cauldron' vent field within the hydrothermally active back-arc basin known as the Okinawa Trough which contains 15 confirmed vent fields according to the InterRidge Vents Database.
JOGMEC manages rare metal stockpiles in conjunction with private companies.[7]
See also
[edit]- Critical mineral raw materials
- Energy in Japan
- Energy law
- List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC): About us, overview.
- ^ JOGMEC: About us, history.
- ^ "Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation" (PDF). JOGMEC. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ "Japan achieves first gas extraction from offshore methane hydrate". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07.
- ^ HIROKO TABUCHIMARCH 12, 2013 (2013-03-12). "An Energy Coup for Japan: 'Flammable Ice' - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Botswana Press Agency (BOPA): "Geological satellite centre welcome." March 24, 2009.
- ^ National Research Council (US). (2008). Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy, p. 186.
References
[edit]- National Research Council (US). (2008). Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-11282-6; OCLC 180691105