VOL. XLVI

No 15

14-April-2003

GENERAL

JNOC Rearrangement Plan Cleared By METI

Plans for the creation of an internationally competitive Japanese exploration and production (E&P) company out of the most valuable assets of the Japan National Oil Corporation (JNOC) have been approved by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and other government departments. Last year METI appointed a sub-committee of Japans Council on Natural Resources and Energy to propose a method for the creation...