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Japan's Taiyo Oil to receive cargo of oil from Russia's Sakhalin-2, Mainichi says

  • Gazprom is a controlling shareholder in the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project
Published May 2, 2026 Updated May 2, 2026 11:23am
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TOKYO: Japan’s Taiyo Oil is set to receive a cargo of crude oil from Russia’s Sakhalin-2 project, the Mainichi daily reported on Saturday, citing Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Russian state gas company Gazprom is a controlling shareholder in the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, in which Japanese trading houses Mitsui and Mitsubishi also hold stakes.

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Taiyo Oil and METI did not immediately reply to Reuters request for a comment.