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1966 1941 North Sumatra Offshore Petroleum Teikoku Oil Co., Ltd., isfounded. Exploration Co., Ltd. (precursor to INPEX as a semi-governmental companyto CORPORATION), is founded. unify the existing Japanese oil as a corporation promoting the exploration companies at that time. independentdevelopment of overseas oil resources in accordance with a contract signed with PERMINA (now 1950 ). Teikoku Oil becomes a private company.

1962 1970 ’s first long-distance natural gas Attaka Field is discovered in Offshore pipeline between and Niigata Mahakam (Indonesia). Prefecture (Tokyo Line) is completed.

1979 The Minami Nagaoka Gas Field with Japan's 1973 largest reserve of natural gas is discovered Japan Oil Development Co., Ltd. (JODCO), in . is founded. Acquires interests in the ADMA Block located offshore Abu Dhabi in UAE. 1984 Production at Minami Nagaoka Gas Field 1977 begins with completion of the Koshijihara Corporate name is changed to Indonesia Gas Plant. Petroleum, Ltd.(Japanese Corporate name is changed in 1975) 1992 1998 Becomes the first Japanese company to Acquires interests in the Offshore North participate in an oil development project in Caspian Block, ; Permit WA 285- Venezuela. P, offshore Australia; and the Masela Block, Indonesia

2000 Discovers the Kashagan, Ichthys and Abadi fields.

2001 2005 Changed corporate name to INPEX Exploration rights in the East China Sea are CORPORATION granted. 2004 Acquisition of Japan Oil Development Co., Ltd. (JODCO). Listing on the First Section of the .

2005 Production starts in the ACG Oil Field in .

2008 INPEX CORPORATION is founded. INPEX CORPORATION is founded through a merger of INPEX, Teikoku Oil and INPEX Holdings. The company headquarters is moved to Akasaka, Tokyo.

2012 Final Investment Decision on the Ichthys LNG Project.

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