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Shell teams up with Tokyo Gas,

Osaka Gas for decarbonisation

JAPAN SINGAPORE-BASED Shell Eastern Petroleum introducing synthetic gas equivalent to 1%
has signed two separate, non-binding memo- [80mn cubic metres] of our gas sales volume
randa of understanding (MOUs) with Japanese as of 2030 to bring synthetic gas into reality.
LNG customers Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas that In order to achieve this target and beyond, it is
are designed to investigate decarbonisation essential to establish a global supply chain, and
options within the broad scope of the parties’ we believe that Shell is one of the partners for this
respective value chains. initiative,” Tokyo Gas said in a statement.
The companies will explore opportunities in “Based on the framework of this agreement,
low-carbon energy alternatives and projects that we will continue to develop solutions to achieve
will move them towards their goals of reducing a decarbonised society, including studying the
carbon emissions significantly. Japan has set a possibility of a demonstration project that will
target to boost its use of renewables to 22-24% of contribute to the establishment of a synthetic gas
its power generation by 2030. supply chain,” said Kentaro Kimoto, senior man-
The companies plan to work with hydrogen, aging executive officer of Tokyo Gas.
carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), Osaka Gas said in a statement that its collab-
biomethane and renewables-based synthetic oration includes an agreement with Shell and
gas, the last of which the three companies have Tokyo Gas for a tripartite joint study on meth-
agreed to work jointly together on to evaluate its anation [synthesising methane].
potential. Shell has previously expressed its inter- Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas have both set goals
est in expanding production of natural gas made of carbon neutrality by 2050.™
from biomass.
“In particular, we have set a target of

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