Our Positionin the Market

Tokyo Gas’ Service Area
(As of March 31, 2001)

Tokyo Gas is Japan’s largest gas company both in termsof the number of customers—roughly 8.9 million intotal—and gas sales volume. Our service area covers
KANTO PLAIN

approximately 3,100 square kilometers in Tokyo andneighboring prefectures. It is located in the heart of theKanto region, the largest and most densely populated
region in Japan with a total of some 40 million people.
Tokyo’s position as the locus of Japanese commerce—TOKYOmany companies are headquartered here—makes ourservice area even more vibrant.
What’s more, the Kanto region

TOKYO BAYOhgishima
LNG Terminal

is Japan’s most industrialized
area, accounting for 38% of

YOKOHAMA

Japan’s GDP. Gas demand inNegishi
LNG Terminal

this enormous and economically diverse service area is2Sodegaura
LNG Terminal

expected to increase even inthe future.
0510 15 20（km）

Gas Sales Volume in Japan andTokyo Gas by Sector

Growth in Tokyo Gas
Gas Sales Volume by Sector

Number of Gas Customers in Japanand Tokyo Gas Customers(Year ended March 31, 2001)
Unit: thousands of m3 (46.047 MJ/m3)

Unit: million m3 (46.047 MJ/m3)(As of March 31, 2001)

12,000Wholesale933,148

10,000Wholesale
15

8,000

Industrial
24,729

6,000
4,000

Industrial
2,538,343

Residential
3,120,315

2,000

Commercial
2,280,3360Commercial
575,108

Mar. 31 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

Japan ...................... 22,742,310

Residential

Tokyo Gas .................... 8,872,142

WholesaleCommercial

Industrial

Note: 2002~2006 are projected figures.
* The above three graphs represent non-consolidated data.

TOKYO GAS Annual Report 2001

Japan ...................... 25,995,909
Tokyo Gas .................... 8,872,449

Residential
8,272,597

Natural Gas—Energy of the Future

Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia and Qatar. Tokyo Gas has

Natural gas has emerged as a main source of energy because

considerable expertise and knowledge concerning LNG,

it is both environmentally friendly and reserves are spread

having been the first Japanese company to import this energy

throughout the world. Compared to oil reserves, roughly 60%

resource from Alaska in 1969. Moving forward, Tokyo Gasof which are concentrated in the Middle East, natural gas isintends to continue to supply competitively priced naturalfound worldwide, including North America, Southeast Asia,gas in response to diversifying market needs.

Australia and Russia. Natural gas reserves are also expectedto last longer than those of oil.

Complementing this procurement capability are ourproduction systems—centering on the world’s largest andThe Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry revised its Longterm Energy Demand and Supply Outlook for Japan this year.

most technologically advanced LNG receiving terminals—andour transmission and distribution network.

The new outlook projects that natural gas demand will grow by

By leveraging the sum of these parts, we aim to carve out

10.7%, as compared to the year ended March 2000, by the year

an even stronger position in Japan’s energy sector. Prospects

ending March 2011. Overall energy demand, by comparison,

are bright. Average growth in demand of 6.5% per annum

is predicted to increase by 1.5%. Natural gas continues to play

is forecast for Tokyo Gas’ gas sales volume until the year

a major role in achieving the basic aim of the Japanese

ending in March 2006. This represents a high growth rate ingovernment’s energy policy—to attain energy efficiency and pro-comparison to growth forecasts for other energy sources andmote environmental protection while providing energy security.

the Japanese economy as a whole.
At Tokyo Gas, natural gas is positioned as the corner-

Tokyo Gas’ Role in the Market

Ensuring a stable, diverse and long-term energy supply
centered on natural gas is our main corporate mission. We
are presently importing LNG based on long-term contracts
from six major natural gas exporting areas: Alaska, Brunei,stone of the company’s energy and energy-related operations.
Building on this strong foundation, Tokyo Gas is aiming topower steady growth by evolving into a diversified energy
services company, supplying heat and electricity as well as gas.

Tokyo Gas LNG Imports
Japan imported approximately 54.1 million tons of LNG in the year ended March 31, 2001. Tokyo Gas accounted for roughly 6.5 million tonsof those imports.

AlaskaTokyo
Qatar
Tokyo Gas LNG Imports(Year ended March 31, 2001)(Million tons)

BruneiMalaysia

Indonesia

Australia

Alaska .......................................... 0.29
Australia ....................................... 0.78
Brunei .......................................... 0.98
Indonesia ..................................... 0.78
Malaysia ...................................... 3.31
Qatar ........................................... 0.36

(4%)
(12%)
(15%)
(12%)
(51%)
(6%)

Total ..................................... 6.50 (100%)

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