The Oil Refineries listed are the largest and major in Japan and most of the Companies are Japanese-based companies. Japan is one of the major oil importers, imports oil around 5 million barrels per day, and the country’s oil consumption is over 4.3 million barrels per day. Japan imports oil mainly from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Japan’s main imports are petroleum and natural gas accounts for around 20% of its total imports.
Fast Fact:
- Production: 132,700 bbl/d (21,100 m3/d) (2009)
- Consumption: 4,363,000 bbl/d (693,700 m3/d) (2009)
- Exports: 380,900 barrels per day (60,560 m3/d) (2008)
- Imports: 5,033,000 barrels per day (800,200 m3/d) (2008)
- Net imports: 4,620,000 barrels per day (735,000 m3/d) (2008)
- Proved reserves: 44,120,000 bbl (7,015,000 m3) (2010)
| Refinery Name | Company | Capacity(Barrels and Cubic meters per day) |
|---|---|---|
| Sakai Refinery | Cosmo Oil | 80,000 bbl/d (13,000 m3/d) |
| Toyama Refinery | Nihonkai Oil/(Nippon Oil Corporation NOC | 60,000 bbl/d (9,500 m3/d) |
| Kubiki Refinery | Teikoku Oil | 4,410 bbl/d (701 m3/d) |
| Negishi Yokahama Refinery | Nippon Oil CorporationNOC | 340,000 bbl/d (54,000 m3/d) |
| Kawasaki Refinery | TonenGeneral Sekiyu/ExxonMobil | 335,000 bbl/d (53,300 m3/d) |
| Mizushima Refinery | Nippon Oil Corporation NOC | 250,000 bbl/d (40,000 m3/d) |
| Chiba Refinery | Cosmo Oil | 240,000 bbl/d (38,000 m3/d) |
| Chiba Refinery | IdemitsuIdemitsu Kosan | 220,000 bbl/d (35,000 m3/d) |
| Showa Yokkaichi Refinery | Showa Yokkaichi/Royal Dutch Shell | 210,000 bbl/d (33,000 m3/d) |
| Kashima Refinery | Kashima Oil Company/Japan Energy | 210,000 bbl/d (33,000 m3/d) |
| Mizushima Refinery | Japan EnergyJapan Energy | 205,200 bbl/d (32,620 m3/d) |
| Sodegaura Refinery | Fuji Oil Company | 192,000 bbl/d (30,500 m3/d) |
| Keihin Refinery | Toa Oil/Royal Dutch Shell | 185,000 bbl/d (29,400 m3/d) |
| Muroran Refinery | Nippon Oil Corporation NOC | 180,000 bbl/d (29,000 m3/d) |
| Yokkaichi Refinery | Cosmo Oil | 175,000 bbl/d (27,800 m3/d) |
| Chiba Refinery | Kyokuto Petroleum/ExxonMobil | 175,000 bbl/d (27,800 m3/d) |
| Wakayama Refinery | TonenGeneral Sekiyu/ExxonMobil | 170,000 bbl/d (27,000 m3/d) |
| Ohita Refinery | Kyusyu OilKyusyu Oil | 160,000 bbl/d (25,000 m3/d) |
| Aichi Refinery | Idemitsu Kosan | 160,000 bbl/d (25,000 m3/d) |
| Sakai Refinery | TonenGeneral, TonenGeneral Sekiyu/ExxonMobil | 156,000 bbl/d (24,800 m3/d) |
| Sendai Refinery | Nippon Oil CorporationNOC | 145,000 bbl/d (23,100 m3/d) |
| Sakaide Refinery | Cosmo Oil | 140,000 bbl/d (22,000 m3/d) |
| Hokkaido Refinery | Idemitsu Kosan | 140,000 bbl/d (22,000 m3/d) |
| Marifu Refinery | Nippon Oil CorporationNOC | 127,000 bbl/d (20,200 m3/d) |
| Yamaguchi Refinery | Seibu Oil/Royal Dutch Shell | 120,000 bbl/d (19,000 m3/d) |
| Shikoku Refinery | Taiyo OilTaiyo Oil | 120,000 bbl/d (19,000 m3/d) |
| Tokuyama Refinery | Idemitsu Kosan | 120,000 bbl/d (19,000 m3/d) |
| Osaka Refinery | Nippon Oil CorporationNOC | 115,000 bbl/d (18,300 m3/d) |
| Nishihara Refinery | Nansei sekiyu/Petrobras | 100,000 bbl/d (16,000 m3/d) |
