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| name = Eneos Corporation
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*Nippon Oil Corporation
* Nippon Oil Corporation (1888–2010)
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* JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (2010–2020)
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| logo = ENEOS logo.svg
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| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| traded_as = [[Tokyo Stock Exchange|TYO]]: 5001
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1888}}
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| location = Tokyo, Japan
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| key_people = Fumiaki Watari, CEO<br />Shinji Nishio, President
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| industry = [[List of petroleum companies|Oil and gasoline]]
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| num_employees = 13,290 (2007)
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| parent = [[JXTG Holdings|ENEOS Holdings]]
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| products = [[Petroleum]]<br />[[Petrochemical]]<br />[[Fuel]]
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| revenue = {{profit}} ¥ 7,523.990 billion [[Japanese yen|JPY]] ([[fiscal year|FY]] 2008)
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| net_income = {{profit}} ¥ 148.306 billion [[Japanese yen|JPY]] ([[fiscal year|FY]] 2008)
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| homepage = [https://www.eneos.co.jp/ Corporate website], {{url|https://global.eneos.com}}
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| logo = ENEOS logo.svg
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[[File:ENEOS.jpg|thumb|An ENEOS service station in Japan]]
| image = Eneos Building.jpg
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[[File:ESSO Express Higashi-Ikoma SS.jpg|thumb|An Esso petrol station in Ikoma, Nara]]
| image_caption = Headquarters in [[Ōtemachi]], [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]
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{{nihongo|'''ENEOS Corporation'''|ENEOS株式会社|ENEOSU kabushiki gaisha}}, formerly {{Nihongo|JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation|JXTGエネルギー株式会社|JXTG Enerugī Kabushiki-gaisha|{{Tyo|5001}}}}, or '''NOC''' or ''Shin-Nisseki'' (新日石) is a Japanese [[petroleum]] company. Its businesses include the exploration, importation, and refining of crude oil; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products, including fuels and lubricants; and other energy-related activities. It is the largest oil company in Japan, and in recent years it has been expanding its operations in other countries.
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1888|05|10}}
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| location = Tokyo, Japan
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| key_people = Fumiaki Watari, CEO<br />Shinji Nishio, President
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| industry = [[List of petroleum companies|Oil and gasoline]]
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| num_employees = 13,290 (2007)
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| parent = [[Eneos Holdings|ENEOS Holdings]]
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| products = [[Petroleum]]<br />[[Petrochemical]]<br />[[Fuel]]
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| revenue = {{profit}} ¥ 7,523.990 billion [[Japanese yen|JPY]] ([[fiscal year|FY]] 2008)
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| net_income = {{profit}} ¥ 148.306 billion [[Japanese yen|JPY]] ([[fiscal year|FY]] 2008)
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.eneos.co.jp/english/|www.eneos.co.jp}}
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{{nihongo|'''Eneos Corporation'''|ENEOS株式会社|ENEOSU kabushiki gaisha}}, formerly {{Nihongo|'''JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation'''|JXTGエネルギー株式会社|JXTG Enerugī Kabushiki-gaisha}}, or '''NOC''' or ''Shin-Nisseki'' (新日石) is a Japanese [[petroleum]] company. Its businesses include exploration, importation, and refining of crude oil; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products, including fuels and lubricants; and other energy-related activities. It is the largest oil company in Japan, and in recent years it has been expanding its operations in other countries.


Its products are sold under the '''Eneos''' brand, which is also used for service stations. It also previously operated service stations under the [[Esso]] and [[Mobil]] brands under license from [[ExxonMobil]]. In 2019, as a result of JX Holdings' merger with TonenGeneral Group in 2017 to form [[JXTG Holdings]], both brands were phased out in favour of Eneos<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Gas-station-merger-will-end-Esso-and-Mobil-s-long-run-in-Japan|title=Gas station merger will end Esso and Mobil's long run in Japan|website=Nikkei Asian Review|access-date=2018-12-04}}</ref>.
Its products are sold under the ENEOS brand, which is also used for service stations. It also previously operated service stations under the [[Esso]] and [[Mobil]] brands under license from [[ExxonMobil]]. In 2019, as a result of JX Holdings' merger with TonenGeneral Group in 2017 to form [[Eneos Holdings|JXTG Holdings]], both brands were phased out in favour of ENEOS EneJet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Gas-station-merger-will-end-Esso-and-Mobil-s-long-run-in-Japan|title=Gas station merger will end Esso and Mobil's long run in Japan|website=Nikkei Asian Review|access-date=2018-12-04}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The company was established 1888 as the {{Nihongo|"Nippon Oil"|日本石油|Nihon Sekiyu}}, or "Nisseki" (日石) for short. In 1999, the company merged with and absorbed the former {{Nihongo|"Mitsubishi Oil"|三菱石油|Mitsubishi Sekiyu}}. The merged company was called {{Nihongo|"Nippon Mitsubishi Oil"|日石三菱|Nisseki Mitsubishi}} until 2002, when it adopted its present name.
The company was established 1888 as the {{Nihongo|"Nippon Oil"|日本石油|Nihon Sekiyu}}, or "Nisseki" (日石) for short. In 1999, the company merged with and absorbed the former {{Nihongo|"Mitsubishi Oil"|三菱石油|Mitsubishi Sekiyu}}. The merged company was called {{Nihongo|"Nippon Mitsubishi Oil"|日石三菱|Nisseki Mitsubishi}} until 2002, when it was renamed back to Nippon Oil Corporation. In 2010, NOC merged with [[Nippon Mining]] to form [[JX Holdings]], and Nippon Oil was renamed JX Nippon Oil & Energy. In 2017, JX and TonenGeneral were merged into JXTG Holdings. The company's name was slightly modified to JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy. In 2020, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy adopted its current name.


== Worldwide operations ==
== Worldwide operations ==
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[[File:ENEOS.jpg|thumb|An ENEOS service station in Japan]]
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The company has worldwide locations including JX Nippon Oil & Energy USA Inc. in [[Schaumburg, Illinois]], [[Torrance, California]], and Nippon Oil Lubricants (America), [[Limited liability company|LLC]], in [[Childersburg, Alabama]]. ENEOS is JXTG Group's corporate brand. They have brought their premium brand motor oil ENEOS and SUSTINA into the United States recently. The product line includes the extremely difficult to formulate 0W-50 [[viscosity]] oil. New line of premium full synthetic motor oil SUSTINA is now available in the United States.
[[File:EneosGasStation.JPG|thumb|right|An ENEOS filling station near Mount Fuji in Japan]]
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[[File:ENEOS EneJet Imafuku-Tsurumi SS.jpg|thumb|An Eneos EneJet petrol station.]]
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The company has worldwide locations including JX Nippon Oil & Energy USA Inc. in [[Schaumburg, Illinois]], [[Torrance, California]], and Nippon Oil Lubricants (America), [[Limited liability company|LLC]], in [[Childersburg, Alabama]]. They have brought their premium brand motor oil ENEOS and SUSTINA into the United States recently. The product line includes the extremely difficult to formulate 0W-50 [[viscosity]] oil. New line of premium full synthetic motor oil SUSTINA is now available in the United States.


NOC employs over 5,500 people, with additional employees from oversea divisions, and operates the following refineries throughout Japan:
NOC employs over 5,500 people, with additional employees from oversea divisions, and operates the following refineries throughout Japan:
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*Marifu Refinery (NPRC)
*Marifu Refinery (NPRC)


Nippon Oil Exploration owns a 5% share of [[Syncrude]], a Canadian [[Athabasca oil sands|oil sands]] mining company, through its fully owned subsidiary Mocal Energy.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.noex.co.jp/english/activity/others/canada/index.html|title= Activities in Canada|access-date= 2009-02-17|work= |publisher= Nippon Oil Exploration|date= |url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090226212349/http://www.noex.co.jp/english/activity/others/canada/index.html|archive-date= 2009-02-26|df= }}</ref>
Nippon Oil Exploration owns a 5% share of [[Syncrude]], a Canadian [[Athabasca oil sands|oil sands]] mining company, through its fully owned subsidiary Mocal Energy.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.noex.co.jp/english/activity/others/canada/index.html|title= Activities in Canada|access-date= 2009-02-17|publisher= Nippon Oil Exploration|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090226212349/http://www.noex.co.jp/english/activity/others/canada/index.html|archive-date= 2009-02-26}}</ref>


The company also has technical collaboration with Tide Water Oil Co., an Indian petroleum products manufacturer. Superior quality lubricants under the brand name ENEOS are manufactured and marketed in India by Tide Water Oil Co.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tidewaterindia.com/profile.html|title= Activities in India with Tide Water Oil Co.|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100103122036/http://www.tidewaterindia.com/profile.html|archive-date= 2010-01-03|df= }}</ref>
The company also has technical collaboration with Tide Water Oil Co., an Indian petroleum products manufacturer. Superior quality lubricants under the brand name ENEOS are manufactured and marketed in India by Tide Water Oil Co.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tidewaterindia.com/profile.html|title= Activities in India with Tide Water Oil Co.|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100103122036/http://www.tidewaterindia.com/profile.html|archive-date= 2010-01-03}}</ref>


===2011 earthquake and tsunami===
===2011 earthquake and tsunami===
On 11 March 2011, a 145,000-barrel-per-day refinery in [[Sendai]] was set ablaze by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake]].<ref name="Fernandez">{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/14/us-japan-commodities-idUSTRE72D1X320110314 |title=Japan's shipping, energy sectors begin march back from quake |last=Fernandez |first=Clarence |date=14 March 2011 |agency=Reuters |access-date=14 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316002818/http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USTRE72D1X320110314 |archive-date=16 March 2011 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref> Workers were evacuated,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/refinery-operations-jx-fire-idUSTKG00706520110312 |title=JX refinery fire seen originated from shipping facility |last=Tsukimori |first=Osamu |author2=Negishi, Mayumi |date=11 March 2011 |agency=Reuters |access-date=14 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315222529/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/refinery-operations-jx-fire-idUSTKG00706520110312 |archive-date=15 March 2011 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref> but tsunami warnings hindered efforts to extinguish the fire until 14 March, when officials planned to do so.<ref name="Fernandez" />
On 11 March 2011, a 145,000-barrel-per-day refinery in [[Sendai]] was set ablaze by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake]].<ref name="Fernandez">{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-commodities-idUSTRE72D1X320110314 |title=Japan's shipping, energy sectors begin march back from quake |last=Fernandez |first=Clarence |date=14 March 2011 |work=Reuters |access-date=14 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316002818/http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USTRE72D1X320110314 |archive-date=16 March 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Workers were evacuated,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/refinery-operations-jx-fire-idUSTKG00706520110312 |title=JX refinery fire seen originated from shipping facility |last=Tsukimori |first=Osamu |author2=Negishi, Mayumi |date=11 March 2011 |work=Reuters |access-date=14 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315222529/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/refinery-operations-jx-fire-idUSTKG00706520110312 |archive-date=15 March 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> but tsunami warnings hindered efforts to extinguish the fire until 14 March, when officials planned to do so.<ref name="Fernandez" />


==Environmental record==
==Environmental record==
[[File:新日本石油株式会社NIPPON OIL CORPORATIONP6260681.JPG|thumb|[[Logotype]] of Nippon Oil]]
While developing the Rang Don Oil Field and Helang Gas Field NOEX, part of the Nippon Oil Corporation, conducted environmental impact assessments. These assessments helped them implement management plans based on the results of the assessments, specifically, how to reduce the impact of the fields on surrounding sea areas.<ref>"[http://www.noex.co.jp/english/environment/approach/index.html Nippon Oil Measures to Protect the Environment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419083204/http://www.noex.co.jp/english/environment/approach/index.html |date=2008-04-19 }}"</ref>
While developing the Rang Don Oil Field and Helang Gas Field NOEX, part of the Nippon Oil Corporation, conducted environmental impact assessments. These assessments helped them implement management plans based on the results of the assessments, specifically, how to reduce the impact of the fields on surrounding sea areas.<ref>"[http://www.noex.co.jp/english/environment/approach/index.html Nippon Oil Measures to Protect the Environment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419083204/http://www.noex.co.jp/english/environment/approach/index.html |date=2008-04-19 }}"</ref>


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In 2007, Nippon Oil was the recipient of the Nippon Keidanren Chairman's Prize in recognition of its achievements in a number of areas. They were the first in the Japanese petroleum industry to achieve a zero emission status at their refineries. They are also developing fuel cell systems as well as producing and selling sulfur-free fuel. The Rang Dong Oil Field is also one of the biggest {{CO2}} reduction projects in the world. The project utilizes associated gas produced along with crude oil for additional energy production.<ref>"[http://www.mitsubishi.com/mpac/e/monitor/back/0706/green.html Nippon Oil Award]"</ref>
In 2007, Nippon Oil was the recipient of the Nippon Keidanren Chairman's Prize in recognition of its achievements in a number of areas. They were the first in the Japanese petroleum industry to achieve a zero emission status at their refineries. They are also developing fuel cell systems as well as producing and selling sulfur-free fuel. The Rang Dong Oil Field is also one of the biggest {{CO2}} reduction projects in the world. The project utilizes associated gas produced along with crude oil for additional energy production.<ref>"[http://www.mitsubishi.com/mpac/e/monitor/back/0706/green.html Nippon Oil Award]"</ref>

==Connection to human rights abuses==
The construction of the [[Yetagun]] [[Pipeline transport|pipeline]] in [[Myanmar]] has been linked to 'severe [[human right]]s [[abuse]]s' by Burmese troops. The company stated it 'was not aware of such abuses.' However critics claim that such foreign investment by Nippon Oil and other [[multinational corporation|multinational]]s: 'provides a crucial source of support to the [[military junta|junta]], allowing it to ignore demands that it return Burma to civilian rule and end human rights abuses.' [http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Individualcompanies/N/NipponOil Nippon Oil | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]


==Sponsorship==
==Sponsorship==
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Nippon Oil is a current sponsor of the [[F.C. Tokyo]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fctokyo.co.jp/|title=FC東京オフィシャルホームページｌF.C.TOKYO|website=www.fctokyo.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref>
Nippon Oil is a current sponsor of the [[F.C. Tokyo]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fctokyo.co.jp/|title=FC東京オフィシャルホームページｌF.C.TOKYO|website=www.fctokyo.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref>


It has also sponsored several motor sports teams, such as Team Lexus LeMans ENEOS SC430 in the Japanese Super GT series in the GT500 class. In the late 1980s and early 1990s [[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship|JSPC]], it sponsored the [[GReddy|Trust Racing Team]] [[Porsche]].<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXS6TXIuc7w |title=The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement |work=youtube.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707102003/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXS6TXIuc7w |archive-date=July 7, 2015 }}</ref> From 2005 to 2008, Eneos sponsored the [[Formula One]] program of [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]], with [[British American Racing]] in 2005, [[Honda Racing F1]] from 2006 to 2008, and [[Super Aguri]] from 2006 to 2007. Since 2014, the Eneos brand has been featured on [[Kyle Larson]]'s #42 [[Chevrolet Camaro]] in the [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] in select races. They also sponsor [[Akinori Ogata]] in the [[NASCAR Camping World Truck Series]] when he drives the 63 for [[MB Motorsports]]. He drove the 63 truck in 2015 and 2016. Eneos is currently a sponsor of [[Yamaha Motor Racing|Movistar Yamaha]] [[MotoGP]] team as a fuel and lubricants supplier since 2012 season and also supplying fuel and lubricants for [[Yamaha Motor Company|PATA Yamaha]] [[Superbike World Championship|World Superbike]] team since 2016 season.
It has also sponsored several motor sports teams, such as Team Lexus LeMans ENEOS SC430 in the Japanese Super GT series in the GT500 class. In the late 1980s and early 1990s [[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship|JSPC]], it sponsored the [[GReddy|Trust Racing Team]] [[Porsche]].<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXS6TXIuc7w |title=The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement |work=youtube.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707102003/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXS6TXIuc7w |archive-date=July 7, 2015 }}</ref> From 2005 to 2008, ENEOS sponsored the [[Formula One]] program of [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]], with [[British American Racing]] in 2005, [[Honda Racing F1]] from 2006 to 2008, and [[Super Aguri]] from 2006 to 2007. Since 2014, the Eneos brand has been featured on [[Kyle Larson]]'s #42 [[Chevrolet Camaro]] in the [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] in select races. They also sponsor [[Akinori Ogata]] in the [[NASCAR Camping World Truck Series]] when he drives the 63 for [[MB Motorsports]]. He drove the 63 truck in 2015 and 2016. ENEOS is currently a sponsor of [[Yamaha Motor Racing|Monster Energy Yamaha]] [[MotoGP]] team as a fuel and lubricants supplier since 2012 season and also supplying fuel and lubricants for [[Yamaha Motor Company|Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK]] [[Superbike World Championship|World Superbike]] team since 2016 season.


The company also currently sponsors the [[1000 kilometrų lenktynės|1000km of Palanga]] endurance race in [[Lithuania]].
The company also currently sponsors the [[1000 kilometrų lenktynės|1000km of Palanga]] endurance race in [[Lithuania]].
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==External links==
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*[http://www.eneos.us Eneos English-language website]
*[https://www.eneos.co.jp/english/ Eneos English-language website]
*[https://eneos.co.in/ Eneos India - English-language website]


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Latest revision as of 11:59, 9 February 2024

Eneos Corporation
Formerly
  • Nippon Oil Corporation (1888–2010)
  • JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (2010–2020)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryOil and gasoline
FoundedMay 10, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-10)
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Fumiaki Watari, CEO
Shinji Nishio, President
ProductsPetroleum
Petrochemical
Fuel
RevenueIncrease ¥ 7,523.990 billion JPY (FY 2008)
Increase ¥ 148.306 billion JPY (FY 2008)
Number of employees
13,290 (2007)
ParentENEOS Holdings
Websitewww.eneos.co.jp

Eneos Corporation (ENEOS株式会社, ENEOSU kabushiki gaisha), formerly JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (JXTGエネルギー株式会社, JXTG Enerugī Kabushiki-gaisha), or NOC or Shin-Nisseki (新日石) is a Japanese petroleum company. Its businesses include exploration, importation, and refining of crude oil; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products, including fuels and lubricants; and other energy-related activities. It is the largest oil company in Japan, and in recent years it has been expanding its operations in other countries.

Its products are sold under the ENEOS brand, which is also used for service stations. It also previously operated service stations under the Esso and Mobil brands under license from ExxonMobil. In 2019, as a result of JX Holdings' merger with TonenGeneral Group in 2017 to form JXTG Holdings, both brands were phased out in favour of ENEOS EneJet.[1]

History

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The company was established 1888 as the "Nippon Oil" (日本石油, Nihon Sekiyu), or "Nisseki" (日石) for short. In 1999, the company merged with and absorbed the former "Mitsubishi Oil" (三菱石油, Mitsubishi Sekiyu). The merged company was called "Nippon Mitsubishi Oil" (日石三菱, Nisseki Mitsubishi) until 2002, when it was renamed back to Nippon Oil Corporation. In 2010, NOC merged with Nippon Mining to form JX Holdings, and Nippon Oil was renamed JX Nippon Oil & Energy. In 2017, JX and TonenGeneral were merged into JXTG Holdings. The company's name was slightly modified to JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy. In 2020, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy adopted its current name.

Worldwide operations

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An ENEOS service station in Japan
An ENEOS filling station near Mount Fuji in Japan
An Eneos EneJet petrol station.

The company has worldwide locations including JX Nippon Oil & Energy USA Inc. in Schaumburg, Illinois, Torrance, California, and Nippon Oil Lubricants (America), LLC, in Childersburg, Alabama. They have brought their premium brand motor oil ENEOS and SUSTINA into the United States recently. The product line includes the extremely difficult to formulate 0W-50 viscosity oil. New line of premium full synthetic motor oil SUSTINA is now available in the United States.

NOC employs over 5,500 people, with additional employees from oversea divisions, and operates the following refineries throughout Japan:

Nippon Oil Exploration owns a 5% share of Syncrude, a Canadian oil sands mining company, through its fully owned subsidiary Mocal Energy.[2]

The company also has technical collaboration with Tide Water Oil Co., an Indian petroleum products manufacturer. Superior quality lubricants under the brand name ENEOS are manufactured and marketed in India by Tide Water Oil Co.[3]

2011 earthquake and tsunami

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On 11 March 2011, a 145,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Sendai was set ablaze by the Tōhoku earthquake.[4] Workers were evacuated,[5] but tsunami warnings hindered efforts to extinguish the fire until 14 March, when officials planned to do so.[4]

Environmental record

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While developing the Rang Don Oil Field and Helang Gas Field NOEX, part of the Nippon Oil Corporation, conducted environmental impact assessments. These assessments helped them implement management plans based on the results of the assessments, specifically, how to reduce the impact of the fields on surrounding sea areas.[6]

In 2005, Nippon Oil and Ebara-Ballard announced they were going to start field testing a 1 kW household proton-exchange membrane fuel cell system that uses coal oil as fuel. It was the world's first household test with the system. The system achieves a greater power-generation efficiency than normal heating. The system can operate in temperatures as low as -10 deg C.[7]

In 2007, Nippon Oil was the recipient of the Nippon Keidanren Chairman's Prize in recognition of its achievements in a number of areas. They were the first in the Japanese petroleum industry to achieve a zero emission status at their refineries. They are also developing fuel cell systems as well as producing and selling sulfur-free fuel. The Rang Dong Oil Field is also one of the biggest CO2 reduction projects in the world. The project utilizes associated gas produced along with crude oil for additional energy production.[8]

Sponsorship

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2013 Sakura Matsuri Festival (Washington, D.C.)

Nippon Oil is a current sponsor of the F.C. Tokyo football club.[9]

It has also sponsored several motor sports teams, such as Team Lexus LeMans ENEOS SC430 in the Japanese Super GT series in the GT500 class. In the late 1980s and early 1990s JSPC, it sponsored the Trust Racing Team Porsche.[10] From 2005 to 2008, ENEOS sponsored the Formula One program of Honda, with British American Racing in 2005, Honda Racing F1 from 2006 to 2008, and Super Aguri from 2006 to 2007. Since 2014, the Eneos brand has been featured on Kyle Larson's #42 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in select races. They also sponsor Akinori Ogata in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series when he drives the 63 for MB Motorsports. He drove the 63 truck in 2015 and 2016. ENEOS is currently a sponsor of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team as a fuel and lubricants supplier since 2012 season and also supplying fuel and lubricants for Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK World Superbike team since 2016 season.

The company also currently sponsors the 1000km of Palanga endurance race in Lithuania.

References

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  1. ^ "Gas station merger will end Esso and Mobil's long run in Japan". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. ^ "Activities in Canada". Nippon Oil Exploration. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
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