The , is a Japanese government
Independent Administrative Institution which was created in 2004 when the former Japan National Oil Corporation merged with the former Metal Mining Agency of Japan.
[ Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation](_blank)
(JOGMEC)
History
JOGMEC integrates corollary functions in one administrative entity. The former Japan National Oil Corporation (JNOC) had been tasked with securing a stable supply of
oil and
natural gas for Japan's use. The former
Metal Mining Agency of Japan (MMAJ) had been tasked with ensuring a stable supply of
nonferrous metal and
mineral resources for Japan's use. Greater efficiencies were realized by combining two bureaucracies with similar missions. JOGMEC was established in 2004 pursuant to the 2002 Law Concerning the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation.
In March 2013, JOGMEC becomes the first to successfully extract
methane hydrate from
seabed deposits.
Activities
JOGMEC's Geological Remote Satellite Sensing Centre in
Lobatse,
Botswana was created in partnership with the southern African nation's Department of Geological Survey in July 2008. The Japan-Botswana partnership will work together in developing the exploration of minerals through methods such as
remote sensing.
JOGMEC carried out the world's first "large-scale"
deep sea mining of
hydrothermal vent
A hydrothermal vent is a fissure on the seabed from which geothermally heated water discharges. They are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart at mid-ocean ridges, ocean basins, and hotspot ...
mineral deposits in August - September, 2017. This mining was carried out at the 'Izena hole/cauldron' vent field within the hydrothermally active back-arc basin known as the
Okinawa Trough which contains 15 confirmed vent fields according to th
InterRidge Vents Database
JOGMEC manages rare metal stockpiles in conjunction with private companies.
[National Research Council (US). (2008)]
''Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy,'' p. 186.
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See also
* Critical mineral raw materials
* Energy in Japan
Energy in Japan refers to energy and electricity production, consumption, import and export in Japan. The country's primary energy consumption was 477.6 Mtoe in 2011, a decrease of 5% over the previous year.
The country lacks significant do ...
* Energy law
* List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)
Notes
References
* National Research Council (US). (2008)
''Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy.''
Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press
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External links
JOGMEC website
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