Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation and INPEX CORPORATION have commenced a joint study on technology relating to shale gas development in the Horn River, Liard and Cordova areas in the province of British Columbia, Canada with INPEX Gas British Columbia Ltd. (IGBC, a subsidiary of INPEX) and Nexen Energy ULC (Nexen), a wholly owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited.

In March 2015, the four companies entered into a joint study agreement to evaluate geological characteristics of the areas, by analyzing properties of rock samples extracted from shale reservoirs marked for development.

Integrated interpretation of the geological characteristics to be obtained through the joint study will leverage JOGMEC’s and INPEX’s technological capabilities in rock analysis. The data obtained from the shale gas development and production operations undertaken by Nexen and IGBC within the areas will help optimize and streamline the development of shale gas reservoirs in the areas.

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