Overview:

Summary
 
 This profile is the essential source for top-level industry data and information relating to the refining industry in Japan. It provides asset level information relating to the active and planned refineries. The profiles of the major companies operating in the refining industry are also included in the report. The latest news and deals pertaining to the sector are also provided and analyzed.
 
 Scope
 
 • Updated information relating to all active and planned refineries in Japan.
 • Provides historical and forecast data and information on overall capacity and capacities of major units for each refinery
 • Details operators and equity partners of each refinery and the changes in the operators and equity partners since 2000
 • Includes information relating to refinery start date, location and unit capacities
 • Information on the top refining companies including business description, strategic analysis, and financial information.
 • Product and brand updates, strategy changes, R&D projects, corporate expansions and contractions and regulatory changes.
 • Key mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, private equity investments and IPOs.
 
 Reasons to buy
 
 • Obtain the most up to date information available on all active and planned refineries in Japan
 • Identify growth segments and opportunities in the industry.
 • Facilitate market analysis and forecasting of future industry trends.
 • Facilitate decision making on the basis of strong historic and forecast refinery and unit capacity data.
 • Assess your competitor’s refining portfolio and its evolution
 • Understand and respond to your competitors business structure, strategy and prospects.
 • Develop strategies based on the latest operational, financial, and regulatory events.
 • Do deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and partnerships that have shaped the market.
 • Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the leading companies in Japan.

 1 Table Of Contents
 1 Table Of Contents 2
 1.1 List Of Tables 7
 1.2 List Of Figures 8
 2 Introduction 9
 2.1 What is This Report About? 9
 2.2 How to Use This Report? 9
 2.3 Market Definition 9
 3 Japan Refining Industry 10
 3.1 Japan Refining Industry, Overview 10
 3.1.1 Japan Refining Industry, Key Data 10
 3.1.2 Japan Refining Industry, Total Refining Capacity 10
 3.2 Japan Refining Industry: Key Trends, Drivers and Challenges 11
 3.2.1 Japan Refining Industry, Major Trends 12
 3.2.2 Japan Refining Industry, Key Drivers 12
 3.2.3 Japan Refining Industry: Primary Challenges 13
 3.3 Refining Industry In Japan 13
 3.3.1 Refining Industry In Japan, Crude Distillation Unit Capacity 14
 3.3.2 Refining Industry In Japan, Coking Capacity 16
 3.3.3 Refining Industry In Japan, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Capacity 17
 3.3.4 Refining Industry In Japan, Hydrocracking Capacity 18
 4 Profile of Nippon Oil Corporation 19
 4.1 Nippon Oil Corporation, Key Information 19
 4.2 Company Overview 19
 4.3 Nippon Oil Corporation, Financial Performance 19
 4.4 Nippon Oil Corporation, Business, Description 19
 4.4.1 Nippon Oil Corporation, Business Description Business Overview 19
 4.4.2 Nippon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Construction 20
 4.4.3 Nippon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Oil and Natural Gas E&P 21
 4.4.4 Nippon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Other 22
 4.4.5 Nippon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Refining and Marketing 23
 4.4.6 Nippon Oil Corporation, Business Description, Major Products and Services 24
 4.5 Nippon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 27
 4.5.1 Nippon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 27
 4.5.2 Nippon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 28
 4.5.3 Nippon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis, Retail 28
 4.6 Nippon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 29
 4.6.1 Nippon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Overview 29
 4.6.2 Nippon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Strengths 29
 4.6.3 Nippon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 31
 4.6.4 Nippon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 31
 4.6.5 Nippon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis, Threats 33
 4.7 Nippon Oil Corporation, Revenue Analysis 34
 4.7.1 Nippon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Segment 34
 4.7.2 Nippon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Geography 35
 4.8 Nippon Oil Corporation, Financial and Operational Review 36
 4.8.1 Financial Statements 36
 4.8.2 Financial Ratios 37
 5 Profile of Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. 38
 5.1 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Key Information 38
 5.2 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Company Overview 38
 5.3 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Business Description 38
 5.3.1 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Business Description, Business Overview 38
 5.3.2 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Business Description, Oil Exploration and Production 39
 5.3.3 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Business Description, Other Businesses 40
 5.3.4 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Business Description, Petroleum 41
 5.3.5 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Business Description, Major Products and Services 43
 5.4 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Value Chain Analysis 44
 5.4.1 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 44
 5.4.2 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 45
 5.4.3 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 45
 5.4.4 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Value Chain Analysis, Retail 46
 5.5 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., SWOT Analysis 46
 5.5.1 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Overview 46
 5.5.2 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 47
 5.5.3 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 48
 5.5.4 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 49
 5.5.5 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Threats 49
 5.6 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Revenue Analysis 50
 5.6.1 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Segment 50
 5.6.2 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Revenue Analysis, Revenue by Geography 51
 5.7 Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Financial and Operational Review 52
 5.7.1 Financial Statements 52
 5.7.2 Financial Ratios 53
 6 Profile of Idemistu Kosan Ltd. 54
 6.1 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Key Information 54
 6.2 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Company Overview 54
 6.3 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Business Description 54
 6.3.1 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Business Description, Business Overview 54
 6.3.2 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Business Description, Oil Exploration and Production 54
 6.3.3 Others 55
 6.3.4 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Business Description, Petrochemical Products 56
 6.3.5 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Business Description, Petroleum Products 57
 6.3.6 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Business Description, Major Products and Services 58
 6.4 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Value Chain Analysis 60
 6.4.1 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Value Chain Analysis, Upstream 61
 6.4.2 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Value Chain Analysis, Midstream 61
 6.4.3 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Value Chain Analysis, Downstream 61
 6.4.4 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Value Chain Analysis, Retail 61
 6.5 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., SWOT Analysis 62
 6.5.1 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Overview 62
 6.5.2 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Strengths 63
 6.5.3 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Weaknesses 64
 6.5.4 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Opportunities 65
 6.5.5 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., SWOT Analysis, Threats 66
 6.6 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Revenue Analysis 66
 6.6.1 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Revenue by Segment 66
 6.7 Idemistu Kosan Ltd., Financial and Operational Review 67
 6.7.1 Financial Statements 67
 6.7.2 Financial Ratios 68
 7 Japan Refining Industry, Financial Deals Landscape 69
 7.1 Detailed Deal Summary 69
 7.1.1 Acquisition 69
 7.1.2 Equity Offerings 71
 7.1.3 Partnerships 73
 7.1.4 Merger 76
 8 Japan Refining Industry, Recent Developments 77
 8.1 Strategy and Business Expansion 77
 8.1.1 Mar 03, 2008: Taiyo Oil Completes Construction Of Its New Office 77
 8.2 Drilling and Production Updates 77
 8.2.1 Dec 25, 2008: Nippon Oil To Cut Oil Refinery Production By 25% In January 2009 77
 8.2.2 Dec 23, 2008: Cosmo Oil To Cut Oil Refining Volumes In January-February 2009 77
 8.2.3 Dec 23, 2008: Idemitsu To Refine 7% Less Crude In Q1 2009 78
 8.2.4 Dec 23, 2008: Japan Energy To Reduce Its Oil Processing Volumes In Q1 2009 By 11% 78
 8.2.5 Mar 26, 2008: Japan Energy To Increase Q2 Crude Refining By 29% 78
 8.3 Financial Announcements 78
 8.3.1 Nov 05, 2008: Mitsui Reports 1H Fiscal 2009 Results 78
 8.3.2 Aug 14, 2008: TonenGeneral Reports 1H 2008 Results 79
 8.3.3 Jul 31, 2008: Idemitsu Reports 1Q Fiscal 2008 Results 81
 8.3.4 Jul 25, 2008: TonenGeneral Reports Revised Earnings Forecast For 1H 2008 83
 8.3.5 Jun 25, 2008: AOC Reports Fiscal 2008 Results 84
 8.3.6 May 15, 2008: TonenGeneral Reports 1Q 2008 Results 84
 8.3.7 May 02, 2008: Mitsui Reports Fiscal 2008 Results 86
 8.3.8 May 02, 2008: Idemitsu Reports Fiscal 2007 Results 86
 8.3.9 Feb 14, 2008: TonenGeneral Reports Year-End 2007 Results 89
 8.4 Other Significant Developments 90
 8.4.1 Jan 19, 2009: Japan Energy Closes CDU At Its Mizushima Refinery 90
 8.4.2 Jan 15, 2009: Idemitsu Resumes Aichi Crude Unit In Japan After Unplanned Shutdown 90
 8.4.3 Jan 13, 2009: Nippon Oil To Close Toyama Refinery Ahead Of Schelude 91
 8.4.4 Dec 09, 2008: Taiyo Oil Cuts Crude Oil Processing By 20% At Its 120,000 Bpd Refinery 91
 8.4.5 Sep 05, 2008: Idemitsu To Reduce Crude Oil Refining Volume By 14% 91
 8.4.6 Jul 29, 2008: Nippon Oil To Reduce Crude Oil Refining In August 2008 92
 8.4.7 Jul 24, 2008: Nippon Oil’s Starts Operations On Sendai Refinery After Earthquake 93
 8.4.8 Jul 09, 2008: Nippon Oil To Restart Alkylation Unit At Mizushima Refinery, Western Japan 93
 8.4.9 May 12, 2008: Vietnam Begins Constructing $6 Billion Oil Refinery 93
 8.4.10 May 06, 2008: Vietnam To Begin Constructing $6 Billion Oil Refinery 94
 8.4.11 Apr 16, 2008: Cosmo Oil Enters MoU With Hyundai Oilbank 95
 9 Appendix 96
 9.1 Methodology 96
 9.1.1 Coverage 96
 9.1.2 Secondary Research 97
 9.1.3 Primary Research 97
 9.1.4 Expert Panel Validation 98
 9.2 Units Of Measure 98
 9.3 Contact Us 98
 9.4 About GlobalData 99
 9.5 Disclaimer 99
 
 1.1 List Of Tables
 Table 1: Japan, Refinery Key Statistics, 2008 10
 Table 2: Japan, Refining Capacity Company-wise (MMTPA), 2000-2013 10
 Table 3: Japan Crude Distillation Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2013 14
 Table 4: Japan Crude Distillation Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2013 (Contd.) 15
 Table 5: Japan Coking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2013 16
 Table 6: Japan Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2013 17
 Table 7: Japan Hydrocracking Unit Capacity (MMTPA), 2000-2013 18
 Table 8: Nippon Oil Corporation, Key Facts 19
 Table 9: Nippon Oil Corporation, SWOT Analysis 29
 Table 10: Nippon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Segment, YEN Million, 2003-2007 34
 Table 11: Nippon Oil Corporation, Revenue by Geography, YEN Million, 2003-2007 35
 Table 12: Nippon Oil Corporation, Financial Statements, YEN Million, 2003-2007 36
 Table 13: Nippon Oil Corporation, Financial Ratios, YEN Million, 2003-2007 37
 Table 14: COSMO OIL Co., Ltd., Key Facts 38
 Table 15: COSMO OIL Co., Ltd., SWOT Analysis 47
 Table 16: COSMO OIL Co., Ltd., Revenue by Segment, Yen Million, 2003-2007 51
 Table 17: COSMO OIL Co., Ltd., Revenue by Geography, Yen Million, 2003-2007 51
 Table 18: COSMO OIL Co., Ltd., Financial Statements, Yen Million, 2003-2007 52
 Table 19: COSMO OIL Co., Ltd., Financial Ratios, Yen Million, 2003-2007 53
 Table 20: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Key Facts 54
 Table 21: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., SWOT Analysis 62
 Table 22: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Revenue by Segment, Yen Million, 2004-2008 67
 Table 23: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Financial Statements, Yen Million, 2004-2008 67
 Table 24: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Financial Ratios, Yen Million, 2004-2008 68
 Table 25: Petrobras Acquires 87.5% Interest In Nansei Sekiyu Kabushiki Kaisha From TonenGeneral Sekiyu Kabushiki Kaisha 69
 Table 26: Nippon Oil To Acquire Kyushu Oil 70
 Table 27: Cosmo Oil Completes Private Placement Of $779.86 Million 71
 Table 28: China National Petroleum To Form Joint Venture With Nippon Oil 73
 Table 29: Cosmo Oil Signs Agreement With Hyundai Oilbank 74
 Table 30: Sumitomo Forms A Joint Venture With Petrobras 75
 Table 31: Nippon Oil To Merge With Nippon Mining 76
 
 1.2 List Of Figures
 Figure 1: Japan, Company-Wise Share Vis-à-vis Growth in Refining Capacity, 2003-2008 11
 Figure 2: Nippon Oil Corporation, Value Chain Analysis 27
 Figure 3: COSMO OIL Co., Ltd., Value Chain Analysis 44
 Figure 4: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Value Chain Analysis 60
 Figure 5: GlobalData Methodology 96