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Corporate History

Year Month Event
2013 Jan Acquired interests in Block 36/4 in the Norwegian North Sea.
2012 Oct Acquired interests in Blocks P1939 in the North Sea, UK and Block P2016 and P2024 off the west coast of the Shetland Islands, UK.
Jan Acquired interests in Blocks 31/1, 35/10, 36/7, 34/2, 3, 6, 35/1, 4 in the Norwegian North Sea, Blocks 7120/1, 2 in the Barents Sea, Norway.
2011 Feb Acquired interests in Blocks 35/6,35/7,6202/8,9,6203/7 in the North Sea, Norway.
May Acquired interests in Blocks6601/6,9,6602/4,7,6605/2,3,6,6606/1,6706/10 in the Norwegian Sea, Blocks 7220/6,9,11,12,7221/4,7324/9,7325/7 in the Barents Sea.
2010 Jan Acquired interests in Block 31/2 and Block 34/7 in the North Sea, Norway
Feb Began production at the Nam Rong - Doi Moi field (Block 09-3) offshore Vietnam
Oct Began production at the Burghley field(BlockP240) the North Sea, UK.
Acquired interests in Blocks P1791、P1800 in the North Sea, UK and Block P1850、P1853 off the west coast of the Shetland Islands, UK.
Dec Acquired interests in Blocks P079 in the North Sea, UK.
2009 Apr Acquired interests in Blocks 7324/7, 8 in the Barents Sea, Blocks 6604/2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in the Norwegian Sea and Block 6203/10 in the North Sea, Norway
Nov

Acquired interests in 17 licenses (P069, P073, P077, P087, P185, P205, P240, P297, P307, P324, P344, P729, P810, P973, P983, P1047 and P1083) in the North Sea, UK

2008 Jul Acquired an interest in Block 2/9 in the central area of the Norwegian North Sea, Norway
2007 Feb Acquired interests in Block 35/4, 35/5 and Block 35/9 in the North Sea, Norway
May Acquired interests in 4 exploration Blocks (P1165, P1190, P1192 and P1196) off the west coast of the Shetland Islands, UK
Jun Acquired interests in Blocks 35/7, 10, 34/12 in the North Sea, Norway
2006 Jan Acquired interests in Block 34/2,3,5,6, Block 35/7, and Block 35/12 in the North Sea, Norway
Apr Acquired interests in Block 6505/6, 9, 6506/4 and Block 6506/1 in the Norwegian Sea, Norway
Oct Began production at the Fram East field (Block35/11) in the North Sea, Norway
2004 Jun Acquired an interest in Block 35/2 in the North Sea, Norway
Oct Acquired exploration rights for Blocks 05-1b and 05-1c offshore Vietnam
2003 Oct Began production at the Fram fields (Block 35/11) in the North Sea, Norway
Oct Began production at the Vigdis East and the Borg Northwest fields (Block 34/7) in the North Sea, Norway
2002 Mar Dissolved Idemitsu Oil Development Co., Ltd.
Apr Acquired an interest in Block 09-3 offshore Vietnam
May Acquired an interest in the Fram fields (Block 35/11, 35/12, 31/2) in the North Sea, Norway
2001 Mar Idemitsu Oil Development Co., Ltd. transferred all of its interests in the Sea of Japan to Idemitsu Oil & Gas Co., Ltd.
Apr Transferred the interest in the Iwafune-oki oil field offshore Niigata
Jun Began production at the northern Snorre field (Block 34/4 and 34/7) in the North Sea, Norway
2000 Aug Began production at the Sygna field (Block 34/7) in the North Sea, Norway
1999 Jul Began production at the Borg field (Block 34/7) in the North Sea, Norway
1998 Dec Began production at the Tordis East field (Block 34/7) in the North Sea, Norway
Closed the Aga-oki oil and gas field offshore Niigata
1997 Jan Began production at the Vigdis field (Block 34/7) in the North Sea, Norway
Oct Acquired an interest in Offshore Cambodia Areas I&Ⅱ
1996 Nov Sold the interest in the Kandawari gas field in Pakistan
1995 May Began production at the Kadanwari gas field in Pakistan
1994 Jun Began production at the Tordis field (Block 34/7) in the North Sea, Norway
Sep Began production at the Statfjord East field (Block 34/7) in the North Sea, Norway
1993 Mar Closed the Aga-oki-kita oil field offshore Niigata
1992 Aug Began production at the southern Snorre field in the North Sea, Norway (Block 34/4 and 34/7)
1990 Dec Began production at the Iwafune-oki oil field offshore Niigata
1989 Aug Idemitsu Oil & Gas Co., Ltd. established
Oct Acquired interests in the Snorre field in the North Sea, Norway (Block 34/4 and 34/7)
1984 Oct Began production at the Aga-oki-kita oil field offshore Niigata
1976 Jul Idemitsu Oil Development Co., Ltd. established (Trade name changed from Idemitsu Japan Sea Oil Development Co., Ltd.)
Sep Began production at the Aga-oki oil and gas field offshore Niigata
1972 Feb Discovered the Aga-oki oil and gas field offshore Niigata
1971 Jan Idemitsu Japan Sea Oil Development Co., Ltd. established
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