“60% of the 10 million tons of gas produced on Sakhalin is bought by Japan.
This covers almost 10% of the country's needs,” the article says.
It is noted that this explains Tokyo's desire to keep Japanese companies in the Sakhalin-2 project.
As Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Koichi Hagiuda said earlier, the Japanese authorities believe that Mitsui and Mitsubishi should remain in the Sakhalin-2 project.
The Nikkei later reported that Mitsubishi had decided to retain its stake in the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project.