Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.

Japanese: 日本石油[株] - にほんせきゆ

Founded in 1888, it is a pioneer of the modern petroleum industry. In 1941, it merged with Kokura Oil. In 1942, due to wartime controls, it became a specialist in refining. In 1951, it partnered with Caltex, an American company, and contributed Yokohama and Kudamatsu refineries (Yamaguchi Prefecture) in kind to the joint venture Nippon Petroleum Refining. It also has a refinery in Niigata. It is the top company in Japan in terms of petroleum product sales. In April 1999, it merged with Mitsubishi Oil and changed its name to Nippon Oil Mitsubishi (and changed its name to Nippon Oil in June 2002). It is now the largest petroleum refiner and retailer in Japan. In July 2010, it became part of the JX Group, and merged with Japan Energy and changed its name to JX Nippon Oil & Energy.
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Japanese:

1888年設立された近代石油業の先駆。1941年小倉石油を合併。1942年戦時統制で精製専業となる。1951年，米国のカルテックス社と提携し，共同出資の日本石油精製に横浜，下松製油所（山口県）を現物出資。新潟に製油所をもつ。石油製品販売高で全国首位を占める。1999年４月，三菱石油と合併し，日石三菱と改称（2002年６月新日本石油に名称変更）。石油元売り・販売とも国内最大手になった。2010年７月JXグループ傘下となり，ジャパンエナジーと合併しJX日鉱日石エネルギーと改称。
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