極東シベリアの石油と天然ガス、並びに我が国の環境政策

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Japan relies on petroleum primarily imported from the Middle East region for one half of its domestic annual energy requirement. Because the main petroleum-producing regions in the Middle East are far from Japan and also politically quite unstable, it is recommended for Japan to look for other regions nearer to them as prime regions for energy supply. Russian Far East region is not too far (less than 4000km) from Japan, known with vast natural gas resources. Because Russia is still struggling with both political and economic turmoil after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, they would need large sums of foreign investment to improve the current situation. Fortunately, the Siberian Far East region with large gas reserves is part of Russia nearest to Japan and its resources may be exported in the near future, provided that proper political and economic agreements among the governments and industries of the both countries, are made. This paper proposes prompt actions by the Japanese Government and industries in this regard because stable supply of energy resources is essential for Japan's national security and peoples' welfare.
島根県立大学の論文