Japan Energy


Japan Energy Corporation was a Japanese petroleum company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Mining Holdings. The petroleum products of Japan Energy Corporation were sold by filling stations under the brand name JOMO.
Aside from petroleum, mining, electronic materials, and operations, the company was also involved in transportation, construction, and engineering industries.

History

The predecessor to Japan Energy was first established in 1905 as a mining company, which expanded into oil exploration in 1914. After numerous mergers and reorganizations, in 1992 the company established a separate company for its mining business called Nippon Mining & Metals, and the remaining oil company renamed itself to Japan Energy Corporation. In 2002, both companies established Nippon Mining Holdings as its holding company. While the two companies continued to exist, they were delisted.
By late 2003, Japan Energy Corporation was part of a consortium that began exploring the natural gas field off the Aomori coast. In 2010, Nippon Mining merged with Nippon Oil to become JX Holdings, and the petroleum assets of both Japan Energy and Nippon Oil were reorganized into two companies, JX Nippon Oil & Energy and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration.