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Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation

Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation

Japanese government Independent Administrative Institution

35.667585°N 139.745064°E / 35.667585; 139.745064

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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

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

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

Notes

  1. [1]
    Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC): About us, overview.
  2. [2]
    JOGMEC: About us, history.
  3. [3]
    "Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation" (PDF). JOGMEC. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. [4]
    "Japan achieves first gas extraction from offshore methane hydrate". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07.
  5. [5]
    HIROKO TABUCHIMARCH 12, 2013 (2013-03-12). "An Energy Coup for Japan: 'Flammable Ice' - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. [6]
    Botswana Press Agency (BOPA): "Geological satellite centre welcome." March 24, 2009.
  7. [7]
    National Research Council (US). (2008). Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy, p. 186.

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