By Kyodo News International, Tokyo Jul. 24--TOKYO -- Japan Energy Corp.

Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Oil Corp. and Japan Energy Corp. on Tuesday announced their agreement to form a broad business alliance aimed at cutting costs at a time when crude oil prices remain high. Specifically, Nippon Oil and Japan Energy, a unit of Nippon Mining Holdings Inc.

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo Jun. 20--TOKYO

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan Energy Corp. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. said Monday that they will invest 70 billion yen to jointly set up production facilities for light naphtha and other materials for petrochemical products.

Gas oil shipments by Japan Energy Corp. to a unit of China's biggest oil and gas producer have begun.