サハリン１新会社に参画決定　日本の官民、権益維持へ

　ロシア極東の石油・天然ガス開発事業「サハリン１」を巡り、日本の官民で設立した「サハリン石油ガス開発」が４日、事業を引き継いだロシア側の新会社に参画する方針を決定した。西村康稔経済産業相は同日夕、省内で取材に応じ、「１１日までに参画同意の申請を行う」と明らかにした。今後、ロシア政府が参画の可否を判断し、承認されれば権益を維持できる。
　サハリン１に３割を出資するサハリン石油ガス開発は４日午後、株主総会を開催。日本政府や伊藤忠商事、丸紅、石油資源開発などすべての株主が新会社への参画に賛成した。（2022/11/04-19:08）

A Japanese public-private company has decided to take part in a new Russian firm that has taken over the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas development project in Russia's Far East region.
   At Friday's general meeting of shareholders of the Japanese company, Sakhalin Oil & Gas Development Co. (SODECO), which holds a 30 pct stake in the project, all shareholders, including the Japanese government, major traders Itochu Corp. and Marubeni Corp. , and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. , voted to support the company's participation in the new Russian firm.
   Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters later on Friday that an application for Russian consent to SODECO's participation will be submitted by Nov. 11.
   SODECO will be able to maintain its stake in the Sakhalin-1 project if the Russian government gives its consent.
   The new Sakhalin-1 operator was set up on Oct. 14, with foreign firms involved in the project asked to notify the Russian side within a month whether they want to keep their investments in the new company.