This touches the Japanese nerves

"Western companies have sufficient reasons to stay in Russia." Russia's "Viewpoint" published an article on the 8th that Russia imposed anti -sanctions on "unfriendly countries". Large companies from multiple countries will not be able to withdraw their assets held in Russia, which are mainly suitable for banks and oil and natural gas. A decree signed by Russian President Putin on August 5 prohibits individuals or groups of "unwavering countries" such as the United States and Japan from selling Russian companies' shares, until December 31 this year.

According to the Japanese NHK website, after the outbreak of the Russian and Ukraine conflict, Japan was closely countering in Russia due to the adoption of sanctions against Russia with the United States. Russia has adjusted some Japanese and Russian energy cooperation projects. According to the Japanese current Affairs News Agency, the Japanese Postal Ship Botoma said before that due to the deterioration of the business environment due to the Russian and Ukraine conflict, the transportation of LPG's natural gas in the "Sahalin" project caused a loss of about 17.8 billion yen.

Japanese Minister of Economy and Industry, Katsui Katsui, said on the 8th that Japan plans to retain the "Sahalin-1" project shares held by Japanese companies. He said at the press conference: "We know that we will not be able to trade the shares and other assets of the" Sahalin-1 "by the end of this year. At present, the details are determined, so it will not comment." As far as Japan's oil is concerned, the "Sahalin-1" project is Japan's very important non-Middle East energy supply side. "Japan's position on retaining the shares held by Japanese companies has not changed. Third country or third party company. "

The "Sahalin-1" project is one of Russia's largest foreign direct investment projects. It is implemented under the framework of the product division agreement. , Japanese oil and gas development companies account for 30%, Indian oil and gas companies account for 20%.

In related energy projects, Japan's attitude is also very cautious. The Russian satellite news agency reports that the Japanese government requires Mitsui Group and Mitsubishi Group to actively consider participating in the "Sahalin-2" energy project. The project developed two oil and gas fields in the northeast of the Russian Sahalin Island continent in its framework. The "Sahalin-2" project accounted for nearly 10%of the total amount of natural gas imports in Japan. Russia's Natural Gas Industry Co., Ltd. holds 50%plus 1 shares, Shell holds 27.5%minus 1 shares, Mitsui owned ownership shares are 12.5%, and Mitsubishi Commercial holds 10%.

Russian media said that the Japanese side believes that from the perspective of ensuring Japanese energy security, it is important to participate in the Russian "Sahalin-1" and "Sahalin-2" continental oil and natural gas projects. Russia's exports to Japan's oil and liquefied gas accounted for 3.6%and 8.8%of its total oil and liquefied natural gas imports, respectively. In addition, the "Sahalin-2" project also provided 3%of Japan's total power.

Russia's Freedom Finance Global chief analyst Millychakova said that foreign investors who want to withdraw from Russian business will not only sell their shares in Russian strategic companies, but may not even donate, exchange or transfer these assets to creditors to repay the creditors Debt, in fact these shares will be frozen. Western companies have tried to sell their shares in Russian assets. For example, the US energy company ExxonMobil has a significant reduction in operators as the "Sahalin-1" project, which affects Russia's total oil output. Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Trutnev said that as of the end of July, the oil output of the "Sahalin-1" project dropped to 10,000 barrels per day. ExxonMobil is negotiating the project to another party.

"In my opinion, this decree aims to save Russian stock markets from large -scale evacuation of foreign investors to cause the collapse of Russia." ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲

This newspaper special reporter Liu Zhi Song Yi

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