is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese petroleum

Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...

 company, which is a subsidiary wholly owned by . Nippon Mining Holdings Group has four main business areas, petroleum, non-ferrous metals, electronics

Electronics

Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...

 materials and other operations. It has had several previous names, Nippon Mining among them.

The petroleum products of Japan Energy Corporation are sold by filling station

Filling station

A filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants...

s called JOMO stations.

In 2010 Japan Energy merged with Nippon Oil

Nippon Oil

The , or NOC or Shin-Nisseki is a Japanese petroleum company. Its businesses include the exploration, importation, and refining of crude oil; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products, including fuels and lubricants; and other energy-related activities.Its products are sold under the brand...

 to become JX Holdings

JX Holdings

JX Holdings is a Japanese company. It is listed on the Nikkei 225. It formed through the merger of Nippon Oil and Nippon Mining. It sponsors the JX Sunflowers in the Women's Japan Basketball League....

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