Japanese corporation JOGMEC said it is ready to keep funding projects in Irkutsk region despite the crisis, and is already conducting geological exploration at three sites. At a meeting in the regional government, the sides discussed new technologies, hydrocarbon field development, gas chemistry and gas power. The delegation will also visit the Severo Mogdinsky site, and the region stressed strong interest in further cooperation with Japan.
Irkutsk was visited by a delegation of the Japan National Oil, Gas and Metals Corporation (JOGMEC). A meeting of the delegation with the First Deputy Chairman of the regional government Yuri Paranichev, as well as representatives of regional ministries and the Irkutsk Oil Company, was held today in the government of the Irkutsk Region.Yuri Paranichev emphasized that the Irkutsk Region is interested in cooperation with JOGMEC in the field of introducing the latest technologies for field development and raw material extraction. “We have always attached great importance to the development of external ties with leading representatives of global business,” Paranichev noted. – “Therefore, we are ready for an open dialogue.”
Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Irkutsk Region Olga Gaykova named several areas in which the Angara region is ready to cooperate with Japan: geological exploration work on the sites, preparation and development of hydrocarbon deposits, development of gas chemistry at the main gas fields, as well as the development of gas power engineering.
JOGMEC President Hirobumi Kawano noted that all the main objects of cooperation between Japan and Russia are located in the Angara region. “The Irkutsk Region is a center of development for the two countries,” Kawano said. – “We intend to continue investing in projects despite the financial crisis, since the region has all the infrastructure for the activities of Japanese companies.”
JOGMEC is currently conducting geological exploration work at three sites: West Yarakta, North Mogda, and Bolshetirsk. As part of its visit, the Japanese delegation will visit the North Mogda site.The Japan National Oil, Gas and Metals Corporation JOGMEC is ready to finance projects in the Irkutsk Region despite crisis conditions. This was stated by the corporation’s president Hirobumi Kawano at a meeting with the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Irkutsk Region Yuri Paranichev on Tuesday.
As Yuri Paranichev reported, last year the trade turnover of the Irkutsk Region with Japan amounted to 153% of the 2007 level, or $1.5 billion. He noted that the region is interested in cooperation with Japan, in particular, in obtaining new technologies.