JAPEX

Japan Petroleum Exploration Company Limited
Company typePublic company KK
TYO: 1662
IndustryHydrocarbon exploration, production
Founded
  • 1955 (1955) (brand)
  • April 1, 1970 (1970-04-01) (company)
HeadquartersMarunouchi, ,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Osamu Watanabe, Representative Director and Chairman / Masahiro Fujita, Representative Director and President, Chief Executive Officer
Revenue¥276,588 million JPY (FY 2014)
¥24,634 million JPY (FY 2014)
¥29,015 million JPY (FY 2014)
OwnerMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry (34%)
Number of employees
1,782
SubsidiariesJAPEX Offshore
Websitehttps://www.japex.co.jp

Japan Petroleum Exploration Company Limited (JAPEX) (石油資源開発株式会社, Sekiyu Shigen Kaihatsu Kabushiki-Kaisha) is a hydrocarbon exploration, production, and transportation company. JAPEX explores and produces crude oil, natural gas, and liquefied natural gas reserves worldwide. JAPEX has proven reserves of 272 million barrels in Japan and the rest of the world. Aside from operations in Hokkaido, Akita, Yamagata and Niigata in Japan, JAPEX has major operations in Canada, Indonesia and Libya. Currently publicly traded under the ticker TSE: 1662. The Government of Japan owns a 34% stake in JAPEX.