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Japan will begin test drilling for oil and gas off Niigata coast in 2013

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Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will begin test drilling for oil and natural gas in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Niigata Prefecture in April 2013. Commercialization could begin as early as 2023. and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. Location of Sado Island in the Sea of Japan.

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