Sakhalin-II Participating Company, Private Citizenship Must Think About It-Prime Minister Kishida-Bloomberg

At the House of Councilors Budget Committee on the followingnoon of the 2nd, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, “As a private company, we will take action while paying close attention to the future situation of Japanese companies participating in the oil and natural gas development project” Sakhalin 2 “in Sakhalin, Far East Russia. I have to think regarding it. ” He also consulted with the government and said, “I would like to cooperate where it should be.”

Regarding Sakhalin 2, it has been announced that the British shell (formerly Royal Dutch Shell), an international oil capital (major), will withdraw. From Japan, Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corporation are participating.

Shell withdraws from Sakhalin 2 and dissolves joint venture with sanctions once morest Russia-Mitsui and Mitsubishi also participate

• Government projects related to cooperation between Russia and the economic sector will be postponed for the time being.
• We are not in a position to promote cooperation in new economic fields