Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation

35°40′03″N 139°44′42″E / 35.667585°N 139.745064°E / 35.667585; 139.745064

Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
独立行政法人石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構

The headquarters in Toranomon Twin Building, Tokyo
Agency overview
Formed29 March 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03-29)
Preceding agency
  • Japan National Oil Corporation (JNOC), Metal Mining Agency of Japan (MMAJ)
JurisdictionJapan, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
HeadquartersMinato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Employees604 people (January 1, 2019)
Annual budget1,839 Billion Yen (2014 Fiscal Year)
Agency executive
Child agency
  • 13 Overseas offices
Websitehttp://www.jogmec.go.jp/

The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (独立行政法人石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構, Sekiyu ten'nen gasu kinzoku kōbutsu shigen kikō, JOGMEC), is a Japanese government Independent Administrative Institution which was created in 2004 when the former Japan National Oil Corporation merged with the former Metal Mining Agency of Japan.[1]