1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 9
2 Introduction 10
2.1 What is This Report About? 10
2.2 Market Definition 10
3 Japan Energy Sector 12
3.1 Japan Energy Sector, Market Overview 12
3.2 Japan Energy Sector, Oil 13
3.2.1 Japan Oil, Overview 13
3.2.2 Japan Oil, Supply and Demand Balance 13
3.2.3 Japan Crude Oil, Regulatory Structure 19
3.3 Japan Energy Sector, Gas 20
3.3.1 Japan Gas, Overview 20
3.3.2 Japan Gas, Supply and Demand Balance 20
3.3.3 Japan Natural Gas, Regulatory Structure 26
4 Japan LNG Industry 27
4.1 Japan LNG Industry, Regasification 27
4.1.1 Japan LNG Industry, Regasification, Key Data 27
4.2 Japan LNG Industry, Regasification, Overview 27
4.2.1 Japan LNG Industry, Total Regasification Capacity 27
4.3 Japan LNG Industry, Regasification Capacity by Major Companies 29
4.4 Japan LNG Industry, Regasification, Capacity by Terminal 30
4.5 Japan LNG Industry, Regasification Asset Details 33
4.5.1 Japan LNG Industry, Regasification Active Asset Details 33
4.5.2 Japan LNG Industry, Regasification Planned Asset Details 67
5 Japan Oil Storage Industry 70
5.1 Japan Oil Storage Industry, Key Data 70
5.2 Japan Oil Storage Industry, Overview 70
5.3 Japan Oil Storage Industry, Storage Operations 70
5.3.1 Japan Oil Storage Industry, Total Storage Capacity 70
5.4 Japan Oil Storage Industry, Storage Capacity Share by Area 72
5.5 Japan Oil Storage Industry, Storage Capacity by Major Companies 73
5.6 Japan Oil Storage Industry, Storage Capacity by Terminal 74
5.7 Japan Oil Storage Industry, Asset Details 77
5.7.1 Japan Oil Storage Industry, Active Asset Details 77
6 Japan Oil and Gas Pipelines Industry 134
6.1 Japan Gas Pipelines, Key Data 134
6.1.1 Japan Gas Pipelines, Overview 134
6.2 Japan Oil and Gas Pipelines Industry, Natural Gas Pipeline Length by Major Companies 134
6.3 Japan Oil and Gas Pipelines Industry, Natural Gas Pipelines 136
6.4 Japan Oil and Gas Pipelines Industry, Gas Pipelines Asset Details 141
6.4.1 Japan Oil and Gas Pipelines Industry, Gas Pipelines Active Asset Details 141
6.4.2 Japan Oil and Gas Pipelines Industry, Gas Pipelines Planned Asset Details 178
7 Japan Underground Gas Storage Industry 189
7.1 Japan Underground Gas Storage Industry, Key Data 189
7.2 Japan Underground Gas Storage Industry, Overview 189
7.3 Japan Underground Gas Storage Industry, Capacity by Company 189
7.4 Japan Underground Gas Storage Industry, Storage Capacity by Facilities 191
7.5 Japan Underground Gas Storage Industry, Asset Details 192
7.5.1 Japan Underground Gas Storage Industry, Active Asset Details 192
8 Japan Gas Processing Industry 197
8.1 Japan Gas Processing Industry, Key Data 197
8.2 Japan Gas Processing Industry, Overview 197
8.3 Japan Gas Processing Industry, Gas Processing Capacity by Company 197
8.4 Japan Gas Processing Industry, Capacity Contribution of Various Provinces 198
8.5 Japan Gas Processing Industry, Gas Processing Capacity 198
8.6 Japan Gas Processing Industry, Asset Details 199
8.6.1 Japan Gas Processing Industry, Active Asset Details 199
9 Recent Contracts 201
9.1 Detailed Contract Summary 201
9.1.1 Awarded Contracts 201
10 Financial Deals Landscape 223
10.1 Detailed Deal Summary 223
10.1.1 Debt Offerings 223
10.1.2 Asset Transactions 226
11 Recent Developments 227
11.1 Other Significant Developments 227
11.1.1 Dec 28, 2015: South Korea May See 5% Drop In Natural Gas Demand Over Next 15 Years 227
11.1.2 Dec 25, 2015: Shizuoka To Purchase LNG From Jera 227
11.1.3 Dec 17, 2015: Japan Reports
2.7% Decrease In LNG Imports In November Year On Year 228
11.1.4 Dec 15, 2015: MOL: Newbuilding LNG Carrier For Osaka Gas And Kyushu Electric Power Named LNG SATURN 228
11.1.5 Dec 14, 2015: Tokyo Gas Receives First LNG Cargo At Hitachi Terminal 229
11.1.6 Dec 04, 2015: TonenGeneral Sekiyu Looks To Purchase LNG For 20 Years 229
11.1.7 Dec 01, 2015: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha: New LNG Carrier For Chubu Electric Named “BISHU MARU” 230
11.1.8 Nov 27, 2015: MOL “”Tabletop Drill”” Prepares For Serious Marine Incident – Scenario Has LNG Carrier Stranded With Steering And Engine Failure After Collision In Tokyo Bay 231
11.2 New Contracts Announcements 232
11.2.1 Dec 09, 2015: Statoil awards contracts in support of Johan Sverdrup project 232
11.2.2 Nov 30, 2015: DSLNG And GE Signed Contract Service Agreement For The LNG Plant 233
11.2.3 Nov 12, 2015: NYK And Astomos Energy Conclude Time-charter Contract For 12th VLGC 234
11.2.4 Sep 09, 2015: NYK Concludes Time-charter Contracts For Two New LNG Carriers For Freeport LNG Project 235
11.2.5 Sep 09, 2015: MHI Receives Two Orders For “”Sayaringo STaGE”” Next-Generation LNG Carrier For Delivery To Two JVs Established By Chubu Electric Power With MOL And NYK Line 237
11.2.6 Sep 09, 2015: CME Group And Rim Intelligence Sign Exclusive License Agreement For DES Japan LNG 239
11.2.7 Aug 31, 2015: MHI Receives Order From Hitachi Zosen For High-Pressure Gas Supply System For Marine Engines 240
12 Appendix 242
12.1 Abbreviations 242
12.2 Methodology 242
12.2.1 Coverage 242
12.2.2 Secondary Research 243
12.3 Disclaimer 243