Company History

On July 1, 2010, Nippon Oil Exploration Limited and Japan Energy Development Co., Ltd. merged and took a new step forward as JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation.
Please see the history of each company below.

July 1, 2010
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration is born.
20102010

Nippon Oil Exploration Limited and Japan Energy Development Co., Ltd. merged to form JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation

20112011

Established "JX Nakajo Forest" in Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture, and began forest volunteer activities

20122012

Vietnam: Successfully executed a CO2-EOR pilot test at the offshore Rang Dong Oil Field.

20132013

Received all issued shares of a new subsidiary set up by Arabian Oil Company, Ltd. (currently JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Technical Services Corporation)

20142014

USA: Commenced the Petra Nova CCUS project

Papua New Guinea: Commenced LNG exports from the "PNG LNG Project"

Vietnam: Achieved total production of 200 million barrels at Block 15-2

20162016

USA: "Petra Nova CCUS project (USA)" (West Ranch Oil Field) commenced production

20172017

Malaysia: Production commenced at the Layang Oil and Gas Field offshore of Sarawak

HIP (Helang Integrated Platform)

USA: Achieved total CO2 recovery of 1 million short tons at the Petra Nova CCUS project

20182018

Indonesia: Concluded a memorandum for joint study/joint business that includes all upstream undertakings, including CO2-EOR, with PT Pertamina, Indonesia's national oil company

USA: Achieved total CO2 recovery of 2 million short tons at the Petra Nova CCUS project

20192019

UK: Production commenced at the Mariner Oil Field and Culzean Gas Field 

USA: Achieved total CO2 recovery of 3 million short tons at the Petra Nova CCUS project 

20202020

Malaysia: Concluded a joint study agreement with PETRONAS, Malaysia's national oil company

JXTG Group changed its name to ENEOS Group
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation aims to make even greater strides as a key business company of the Group.

ENEOS Group
20222022

Established "Nakajo Open-innovation Lab : NOiL"

20232023

Established "West Japan Carbon dioxide Storage Survey Co., Ltd" for feasibility study of domestic CCS storage projects

Acquisition of all Shares of Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC)

Papua New Guinea: Acquisition of Participating Interest in "Papua LNG Project"

Indonesia: Started commercial operation of LNG produced by Train 3

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