TOKYO GAS AND OSAKA GAS JOIN MASDAR AND INPEX IN A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO PRODUCE E-METHANE

Masdar, INPEX, Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas announced they have signed a collaboration agreement to conduct a joint feasibility study on e-methane production in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Masdar and INPEX have been conducting a joint study to produce e-methane utilizing low-cost renewable energy in Abu Dhabi based on an agreement signed on July 17, 2023.

Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas have newly joined this initiative, and through it plan to off-take e-methane in volumes equivalent to 1% of each company’s annual city gas demand. Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas are aiming to introduce e-methane to cover 1% of their respective annual city gas demand by 2030 and further increase the introduction volume from the total of their worldwide projects toward 2050.

Masdar, INPEX, Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas aim for the early establishment of an e-methane supply chain from the UAE to Japan to contribute to the UAE and Japanese governments’ shared goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.