三井物産、サハリン２新会社に参画通知へ　権益維持目指す

　三井物産が、ロシア極東の石油・天然ガス開発事業「サハリン２」の事業を引き継いだ新会社に参画する方向で調整に入ったことが２０日、分かった。月内にも意思決定し、ロシア政府に通知する方針。権益を維持し、液化天然ガス（ＬＮＧ）の日本への安定供給を支えるのが狙いだ。
　サハリン２には三井物産が１２．５％、三菱商事が１０％を出資しており、三菱商事も新会社への参画について検討を進めている。日本政府は両社に対し、権益を維持するよう求めている。（2022/08/20-20:09）

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. plans to join a new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-2 oil and natural gas development project in the Russian Far East, informed sources said Saturday.
   Mitsui is expected to finalize its decision on the move later this month at the earliest and convey it to the Russian government, according to the sources. The company hopes to retain its interest in the project and help ensure a stable supply of liquefied natural gas to Japan.
   In the Sakhalin-2 project, Mitsui has a 12.5 pct stake, while another Japanese trading house, Mitsubishi Corp. , owns 10 pct. Mitsubishi is also considering its possible participation in the new operator.
   The Japanese government has been asking the two trading companies to retain their stakes.
   The Russian government established the new company to take over the project on Aug. 5. The Japanese firms are given until Sept. 4 to notify Moscow if they wish to acquire shares in the new company.