Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation

, also known as JOGMEC,JOGMEC is an acronym.  JOGMEC stands for "Japan Oil, Gas and MEtals National Corporation". is an Independent Administrative Institution which was created by the Japanese government in 2004.JOGMEC,  About us, history ; retrieved 2012-6-1.  

History
In 2004, JOGMEC was established by the  Law Concerning the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation .Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC),  About us, overview ; retrieved 2012-6-1.

JOGMEC was created when the Japan National Oil Corporation (JNOC) merged with the former Metal Mining Agency of Japan (MMAJ).

Rare metal stockpiles are managed by JOGMEC.National Research Council (US). (2008). Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy, p. 186.

In March 2013 JOGMEC successfully extracted methane hydrate from seabed for the first time in the world.
Related pages
 List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan

References

Other websites
  JOGMEC website

Category:Independent Administrative Institutions of Japan