INPEX Naoetsu LNG

INPEX Naoetsu LNG refers to the Naoetsu LNG terminal and regasification facility operated by INPEX Corporation, Japan's largest energy development company. The terminal is located at Naoetsu in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, and forms part of INPEX's domestic gas and LNG value chain. INPEX presents itself as Japan's largest-scale energy development company, engaged in the stable supply of cleaner energy and in the transition toward next-generation energy sources. The Naoetsu LNG base is one of the company's key domestic infrastructure assets. INPEX's official advertising and video library lists a dedicated introduction video for the Naoetsu LNG base, indicating that the facility is treated as a flagship piece of the group's domestic gas business. The terminal receives liquefied natural gas and regasifies it for supply into Japan's city-gas and power-generation markets, complementing INPEX's upstream natural gas and LNG production projects such as the Ichthys LNG project in Australia. INPEX's corporate branding emphasizes the company's mission to find and deliver energy continuously, using the power of the earth and the collective strength of "Team INPEX." The corporate logo's 23-degree tilt represents the Earth's axial tilt, and the brand statement design uses an upward 23-degree "Arrow" to express the company's forward-looking challenge. The Naoetsu LNG base sits within this broader brand narrative as a domestic node connecting INPEX's global upstream LNG supply with Japanese consumers. As part of INPEX's operations, the Naoetsu LNG base is associated with the company's activities in Niigata Prefecture, where INPEX also pursues hydrogen and CCS demonstration projects, including the Kashiwazaki Hydrogen Park and the Minami-Nagaoka gas field. The terminal therefore represents both a conventional LNG regasification asset and a platform for the company's evolving low-carbon energy strategy in Japan.

INPEX Naoetsu LNG is the Naoetsu LNG terminal and regasification facility operated by INPEX Corporation. INPEX was formed through the integration of International Petroleum Exploration (Kokusai Sekiyu Kaihatsu) and Teikoku Oil, and its corporate history page presents the history of both predecessors and the post-integration company. The Naoetsu LNG base is located at Naoetsu in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, a region historically associated with INPEX's domestic natural gas operations, including the Minami-Nagaoka gas field. The terminal functions as a receiving, storage and regasification facility for liquefied natural gas, feeding natural gas into Japan's domestic supply network. INPEX's official video and advertising library includes a dedicated introduction video for the Naoetsu LNG base, alongside videos for the Ichthys LNG project, the Kashiwazaki Hydrogen Park, CCS business, the Minami-Nagaoka gas field, and the Nagaoka methanation demonstration project. This grouping shows that the Naoetsu LNG base is presented as one of the company's core domestic energy infrastructure assets. INPEX describes itself as Japan's largest-scale energy development company, pursuing the stable supply of cleaner energy and a transition to next-generation energy. The company's corporate branding, established to improve corporate brand value and build a stronger, more challenging organization, includes a brand message about creating energy with the power of the earth and delivering it today, tomorrow and beyond. The corporate logo's 23-degree tilt reflects the Earth's axial tilt, and the brand statement design uses an upward 23-degree arrow. Within this framework, the Naoetsu LNG base serves as a domestic downstream node connecting INPEX's global upstream LNG production, such as the Ichthys LNG project in Australia, with Japanese gas and power markets. INPEX also conducts low-carbon demonstration activities in Niigata Prefecture, including blue hydrogen and ammonia production and utilization at the Kashiwazaki Hydrogen Park and CO2 injection into depleted gas fields, as well as CCS exploration offshore Chiba. The Naoetsu LNG base therefore sits within a broader portfolio that spans conventional LNG regasification and emerging decarbonization technologies.

A domestic LNG regasification and gas supply infrastructure asset within INPEX, Japan's largest energy development company.

• Naoetsu LNG terminal and regasification facility

  LNG receiving, storage and regasification facility operated by INPEX at Naoetsu, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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