Platts Feb 19 2009 　　　　　　　　　　　南西石油　増産計画遅れ

Petrobras, Sumitomo delay Japan refinery upgrade decision to 2010

Brazil's Petrobras and its Japanese partner Sumitomo have put off completing a joint study to examine an estimated $1.1 billion upgrade of their 100,000 b/d Nishihara refinery in southwestern Japan by a year to March 2010 amid growing uncertainty in the refining business.
Among the options on the table is not to make any investment at all in the refinery in Okinawa, Samir Passos Awad, Petrobras' executive manager and board member of the refinery operator Nansei Sekiyu said in Tokyo.

2010年 06月14日　　

エネ庁とサウジアラムコ、沖縄原油タンク活用で基本合意

資源エネルギー庁は14日、サウジアラビア国営石油会社であるサウジアラムコ社との間で、沖縄の原油タンク活用プロジェクトについて基本合意が成立したと発表した。

サウジアラムコの原油を日本に貯蔵するもので、今後、JOGMEC（独法・石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構）を通じてタンク設備の貸借契約などについて細目交渉を行うが、今年内には沖縄基地の保有タンクを利用し約60万klの貯蔵を開始する予定だ。

沖縄石油基地

沖縄本島の中部、風光明媚な金武湾に面するうるま市に位置し、石油備蓄・中継基地として、新日本石油（旧三菱石油）とコスモ石油（旧丸善石油）との共同出資により1973年（昭和48年）に設立された。
現在、新日本石油 65％、コスモ石油 35％

約63万坪の敷地に45基（貯油能力450万キロリットル）の巨大タンクを配備し、日本の原油消費量の約6日分に相当する原油を貯蔵している。　

　--------------                           原油　1トン ≒ 7.4バレル　　　1kl ≒ 6.29バレル

September 04, 2016　

Saudi Aramco, Japan Expand Okinawa Crude Oil Storage Deal
     Aramco and ADNOC store up to 6.3-M bbl of Crude Oil each in Okinawa

Saudi Aramco and the Japanese government are set to agree on a roughly 2-M bbl expansion of Crude Oil storage capacity in Okinawa, used by the state-run firm to store Oil, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said Thursday.

Under an agreement with Tokyo, Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) each store up to 6.3-M bbl of Crude Oil in Okinawa, southwest of Mainland Japan.

In return for providing free storage space, Japan gets a priority claim on the stockpiles in case of an emergency.

“It would be in the best interest for Saudi Aramco and Japan to increase the capacity,” Mr. Nasser told reporters in Tokyo. “We are looking at a couple of million (barrels) more than what we have now.”

A senior Japanese government spokesman confirmed the 2 sides had agreed to expand and extend the current storage deal, though details had not been decided.

A source familiar with the matter said the deal was set to be signed in October.

Mr. Nasser is accompanying Saudi Arabia’s powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his visit to Japan this week, along with Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih and other ministers.

Japan treats the Crude Oil stored at Okinawa as quasi-government Oil reserves, counting 50% of the barrels stored by Aramco and ADNOC as national Crude reserves.

Saudi Aramco has stored crude in Okinawa since February 2011, and has used the facility to supply Crude Oil to China, Japan and South Korea among others.

Also Thursday, Aramco signed memorandums of understanding on business cooperation in Tokyo with Japanese companies including 3 major banking groups.

The storage pact comes as part of a broad cooperation agreement between Saudi’s Prince Mohammed and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who met Thursday to discuss the Kingdom’s drive to cut its reliance on Crude Oil exports among other issues.

The 2 nations agreed to set up a ministerial forum, called “joint group for Japan Saudi vision 2030”, to discuss their collaborations in industry, finance and energy to contribute to Japan’s growth strategy led by PM Abe as well as Saudi’s economic reforms driven by Prince Mohammed.

The 1st meeting will be held in Riyad in October.

Under the agreement, Saudi’s top sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) and state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) will also consider jointly investing in, and jointly financing, projects.

2013/12/17

 今般、原油 タンクの増量（約20万ｋｌ）を含むタンクリース 契約等の更新を行った。

・期間： 3年間
・内容：原油タンク貸与（約100 万ｋｌ）