08/04/2014
"Akita" able to cover 8% of the annual domestic demands
the start of the first commercial production of oil shale in Japan
Japan oil and gas needs increased with the gradual closure of nuclear power plants after three years ago, Fukushima, Japan was forced to spend billions of dollars on the import of fuel for electricity generation. Japan imports most of its energy needs for decades trying to increase gas reserves and proven oil and other energy sources to no avail, and estimated Gabeks to rock in Akita oil reservoirs contain about 1 million barrels of oil equivalent rock about 8 per cent of the annual domestic demand in Japan. On the other hand, the Japanese oil refinery Showa Shell Sekiyu refining 465 thousand barrels of crude oil for domestic consumption in the period from April to June, up 8 percent from the same period a year ago. The refinery did not reveal the amounts of raw are produced for export, Royal Dutch Shell owns the refinery was represented, while Saudi Aramco owns a 15 per cent share.
Japanese oil Exploration Company 'Gabeks' Started first commercial production of shale oil in the province of Akita in Northern Japan. The company said in a statement that the daily production of oil and gas Aiokawa of approximately 220 barrels of shale oil, it will start drilling in the Vokomizawa field in Akita also in late May. According to Reuters, Japan produced from oil and gas about 77,000 barrels of oil equivalent in the year ending March 2013, including 25,000 and 400 barrels of oil and gas of Gabeks.
Japan oil and gas needs increased with the gradual closure of nuclear power plants after three years ago, Fukushima, Japan was forced to spend billions of dollars on the import of fuel for electricity generation. Japan imports most of its energy needs for decades trying to increase gas reserves and proven oil and other energy sources to no avail, and estimated Gabeks to rock in Akita oil reservoirs contain about 1 million barrels of oil equivalent rock about 8 per cent of the annual domestic demand in Japan. On the other hand, the Japanese oil refinery Showa Shell Sekiyu refining 465 thousand barrels of crude oil for domestic consumption in the period from April to June, up 8 percent from the same period a year ago. The refinery did not reveal the amounts of raw are produced for export, Royal Dutch Shell owns the refinery was represented, while Saudi Aramco owns a 15 per cent share.
