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

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Commercialization could begin as early as 2023. The government previously conducted drilling surveys off the coast of Niigata in fiscal 2003 and fiscal 2004, but it was unable to confirm reserves viable for commercialization. Location of Sado Island in the Sea of Japan. Click to enlarge. and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp.

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SpaceX to launch five South Korean military satellites by 2025

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Known as the “425 Project,” South Korea intends to operate its own small constellation of five new Earth observation satellites: four synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and one electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) satellite. Publicly, the goal is to develop satellites with a maximum resolution of 0.3-0.5 meters (1-1.6