Statistical Data in Japan

Statistical Data in Japan

Trends in LP Gas Supply Patterns 20,000 18,832 18,198 18,140 17,905 18,079 17,454 7454 Domestic Production 25.9% 74.1% Import Ratio of Import and Domestic Production 20,000 1,000 ton Total Supply 16,316 16,798 16,288 16,736 15,400 15,000 15,000 14,043 14,083 13,719 13,532 13,522 13,126 12,332 12,633 13,189 Import 11,597 11,408 10,000 10,000 Domestic Production 5,000 4,155 4,186 4,749 4,608 4,557 4,328 4,719 4,466 3,655 3,547 3,992 5,000 0 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 FY 1

Trends in LP Gas Demand Components FY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Ratio of each component in fy 4.2% 1,000 ton 20,000 19.0% 7.0% 42.7% 19,000 Inland Total 18,045 17,903 18,401 18,069 18,188 6.6% 20.5% 1,000 ton 8,000 7,000 7,802 7,827 7,942 7,969 7,933 17,120 120 18,000 16,598 16,306 16,294 6294 16,341 15,538 7,404 7,153 7,312 7,134 6,811 6,631 6,000 Residential & Commercial Industry Chemical feedstock 5,000 4,000 4,740 4,572 4,599 4,335 4,023 3,759 3,637 Town Gas Automobil fuel Electric power generation 3,595 3,348 3,051 3,268 3,316 3,314 3,184 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1,981 2,085 1,628 1,642 1,492 1,434 402 343 2003 1,626 1,296 436 2,502 2,901 1,594 1,570 1,486 848 842 422 2004 2005 2006 472 789 631 1,409 819 312 2,819 1,370 904 306 2,583 2,518 1,295 1,008 958 1,546 1,036 2,947 1,116 1,093 1,030 653 2007 FY 2

2,397Use Commercial Consumption Trends by Each Category Residential and Commercial Use 1,000 27,000 25,787 25,737 25,709 25,704 25,484 Num.of Households 25,347 25,124 24,950 26,000 25,000 24,756 24,670 24,000 Num.of HouseholdsFY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 5,334 5,336 5,453 5,480 5,478 1,000ton 5,000 5,007 4,823 5,001 4,860 4,000 Consumption 3,000 Use Residential 4,581 2,468 2,491 2,489 2,489 2,455 2,330 2,311 2,274 2,230 2,000 1,000 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 FY 3

Autogas Use by Vehicle Type 1,000 ton 2,000 LP Gas Consumption 1,628 1,642 1,626 Num.of vehicles 1,6421,594 1,570 1,500 1,486 1,409 1,370 1,295 1,116 1,030 1,000 350 500 300 52.6 52.8 53.0 53.2 52.7 51.5 250 49.9 47.0 200 Trucks etc. 44.8 42.5 40.3 238.6 240.2 241.7 241.4 240.2 238.4 232.6 219.6 207.7 201.0 195.5 150 Taxi cabs Number of LPG Vehicles 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 FY 4

Town Gas Use by the Source of Feeds 27, 27,405 26,856 1,000 ton 28,000 27,000 26,000 24,686 24,148 23,847 25,188 25,000 24,000 23,238 23,000 20,539 22,000 21,000 20,000 18,873 19,000 17,625 18,000 17,000 FY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 16,000 1,000 ton 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,492 1,434 1,267 LPG LP Gas 1,000 848 842 789 819 904 1,008 1,036 1,093 500 0kl 200 45 FY2003 Naphtha 23 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 0 5

Residential & Commercial Energy Demand by Energy Sources 2,500,000 2,300,000 Terajoule 2,000,000 2,074,982 2,047,734 2,137,558 2,215,490 2,230,1422,304,241 2,277,221 2,334,488 2,291,505 2,246,971 2,326,587 1,171,878 1,142,639 1,109,293 1,155,138 1,225,041 1,228,320 1,222,891 1,000,000 967,859 997,024 1,054,771 1,014,944 958,971 911,041 886,782 896,728 900,000 Town gas 800,000 700,000 774,260 717,081 642,546 Electricity Kerosene LP Gas 641,166 649,918 625,880 610,008 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 401,168 396,342 397,612 403,454 404,825 402,996 376,123 363,372 371,450 362,407 345,999 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 FY Ratio of each compornent % LP gas % 80 Town gas 80 60 Kerosene 60 40 40 20 Electricity 20 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 0 FY 6

LP Gas Imports by Country Imports in FY 1,000 Ton (%) Others 513(4.5) The Middle East Others 27(0.2) Australia 532(4.7) 1,158(10.2) Kuwait 1,276 (11.2) Eest Timor 485(4.2) The Middle East 76.4% The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1,387(12.2) UAE 2,903 (25.4) The United Arab Emirates Qatar 3,127(27.4) 7

CIF $/ton 00 950 900 850 Average Price in the Fiscal Year CIF 885.8 Price Trends of the Imported Energy 7.3 3.7 931.2 923.8 966.7 929.1 983.3 930.0 896.5 800 750 700 778.0 703.2 756.9 (Crude Oil) 751.5 (LP Gas) 792.6 771.2 684.2 759.5 796.8 771.3 650 637.4 600 615.3 636.6 607.3 590.8 550 500 536.6 519.5 544.9 517.1 563.4 537.7 450 400 350 300 250 200 422.8 394.7 320.3 316.1 312.4 239.5 255.8 228.0 455.9 305.6 409.5 340.7 427.2 LP Gas Naphtha Crude Oil LNG 150 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 FY INDEX:LPG= 120 110 90 80 70 60 97.5 Naphtha 107.1 74.8 79.9 71.2 103.8 112.9 64.8 LP Gas 87.8 58.8 94.9 Crude Oil 62.5 110.6 90.5 58.2.7 (Crude Oil) 117.9 (LP Gas) 80.8 107.9 102.8 109.0.8 (Crude Oil) 103.8 95.4 (LP Gas) 96.1 88.7 72.3 69.7 82.2 82.4 105.7 96.4 82.9 50 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 FY 8

Production World LP Gas Production and Consumption, CY 244 Mt 23.3 9.9 16.8 20.8 6.6 22.6 Consumption 23.0 9.3 16.3 22.4 6.8 22.2 17.7 9.3 15.6 26.5 6.9 24.0 24.1 8.1 16.1 24.4 6.3 21.0 25.3 7.9 15.9 23.6 6.2 21.1, 242 Mt 273 Mt 280 Mt 257Mt Million toncy 25.1 11.5 17.5 9.0 4.1 32.8 240 Mt 22.9 11.2 16.5 10.7 4.4 34.3 250 Mt 22.9 10.8 16.1 11.4 4.4 34.4 259 Mt 258 Mt 22.9 11.1 16.0 10.6 4.5 34.9 265 Mt 22.5 10.6 16.2 10.6 4.4 35.7 0 20 40 60 80 The World LPG Association Statistical Review of Global LPG 9

Numerical Values 1. Trends in LP Gas Supply Patterns 1,000 ton in FY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Domestic Production 4,155 4,186 4,749 4,608 4,557 4,328 4,719 4,466 3,655 3,547 3,992 Import 14,043 13,719 14,083 13,532 13,522 13,126 11,597 12,332 12,633 13,189 11,408 Total Supply 18,198 17,905 18,832 18,140 18,079 17,454 16,316 16,798 16,288 16,736 15,400 Including LP gas from Natural gas plants 2. Trends in LP Gas Demand Components 1,000 0 ton in FY Residential & Commercial Industry Automobil fuel Town Gas Chemical feedstock Electric power generation Inland Total Export Total Demand 2003 7,802 4,740 1,628 1,492 1,981 402 18,045 5 18,050 2004 7,827 4,572 1,642 1,434 2,085 343 17,903 1 17,904 2005 7,942 4,599 1,626 1,296 2,502 436 18,401 4 18,405 2006 7,969 4,335 1,594 848 2,901 422 18,069 103 18,172 2007 7,933 4,023 1,570 842 3,348 472 18,188 120 18,308 7,404 3,759 1,486 789 3,051 631 17,120 141 17,261 7,153 3,637 1,409 819 3,268 312 16,598 199 16,797 7,312 3,595 1,370 904 2,819 306 16,306 160 16,466 7,134 3,316 1,295 1,008 2,583 958 16,294 60 16,354 6,811 3,314 1,116 1,036 2,518 1,546 16,341 201 16,542 6,631 3,184 1,030 1,093 2,947 653 15,538 36 15,574 3. Consumption Trends by Each Category A. Residential and Commercial Use in FY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Residential Consumption 5,334 5,336 5,453 5,480 5,478 5,007 4,823 5,001 4,860 4,581 Commercial Consumption 2,468 2,491 2,489 2,489 2,455 2,397 2,330 2,311 2,274 2,230 Total Consumption ( 1,000 ton) 7,802 7,827 7,942 7,969 7,933 7,404 7,153 7,312 7,134 6,811 6,631 Num.of Households ( x1,000 ) 25,787 25,737 25,709 25,704 25,484 25,347 25,124 24,950 24,756 24,670 10

B. Autogas Use by Vehicle Type 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Num. of Taxi cabs ( x1,000 ) 238.6 240.2 241.7 241.4 240.2 238.4 232.6 219.6 207.7 201.0 195.5 LP gas Consumption ( 1,000 ton ) 1,434 1,360 1,324 1,306 1,266 1,214 1,176 1,143 1,074 1,019 Num. of Trucks etc. ( x1,000 ) 52.6 52.8 53.0 53.2 52.7 51.5 49.9 47.0 44.8 42.5 40.3 LP gas Consumption ( 1,000 ton ) 194 282 302 288 304 272 233 227 221 97 Total Vehicles ( x1,000 ) 291.2 293.0 294.7 294.7 292.9 289.9 282.5 266.6 252.5 243.5 235.8 Total LPG Consumption ( 1,000 ton ) 1,628 1,642 1,626 1,594 1,570 1,486 1,409 1,370 1,295 1,116 1,030 C. Town Gas Use by the Source of Feeds LP Gas LNG Coal / Cokes Naphtha FY 1,000 ton 1,000 ton 1,000 ton 1,000 kl 2003 1,492 17,625 45 2004 1,434 18,873 23 2005 1,296 20,539 8 2006 848 23,238 9 2007 842 24,686 789 24,148 819 23,847 904 25,188 1,008 27, 1,036 27,405 1,093 26,856 4. Residential & Commercial Energy Demand by Energy Sources FY 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Electricity % Million kwh 47.1 576,384 47.1 568,815 47.7 593,766 48.9 615,414 49.4 619,484 50.1 640,067 51.2 632,561 51.1 624,159 51.0 648,469 50.8 636,529 51.6 646,274 Kerosene % 1,000kl 21.8 26,130 20.9 24,824 19.8 24,163 19.8 24,434 17.1 21,097 15.6 19,539 14.4 17,496 14.6 17,459 14.2 17,694 13.9 17,038 13.5 16,606 Town Gas % Million m 3 22.0 21,604 22.9 22,255 23.6 23,544 22.4 22,655 24.5 24,761 25.5 26,158 26.0 25,784 26.0 25,505 26.7 27,345 27.3 27,418 27.2 27,297 LP Gas % 1,000ton 9.1 7,897 9.1 7,802 8.9 7,827 8.9 7,942 9.0 7,969 8.8 7,933 8.5 7,404 8.3 7,153 8.1 7,312 8.0 7,134 7.7 6,811 Sources Electricity Kerosene Town Gas LP Gas Energy balance in Japan, METI Energy balance in Japan, METI Energy balance in Japan, METI Petroleum Supply Plan, METI 11

5. LP Gas Imports by Country FY 1,387 12.2 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2,903 25.4 The United Arab Emirates 3,127 27.4 Qatar 1,276 11.2 Kuwait 27 0.2 Middle East, Others 8,720 76.4 Total in the Middle East 1,158 10.2 United States of America 532 4.7 Australia 485 4.2 East Timor 513 4.5 Others 11,408.0 Grand Total 1,000 ton 6. Price Trends of the Imported Energies FY 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 LP Gas Naphtha Crude Oil LNG 320.3 () 312.4 (97.5) 239.5 (74.8) 228.0 (71.2) 394.7 () 422.8 (107.1) 316.1 (80.0) 255.8 (79.9) 519.5 () 536.6 (103.3) 455.9 (87.8) 305.6 (58.8) 544.9 () 615.3 (112.9) 517.1 (94.9) 340.7 (62.5) 703.2 () 778.0 (110.6) 636.6 (90.5) 409.5 (58.2) 751.5 () 885.8 (117.9) 756.9 (.7) 607.3 (80.8) 590.8 () 637.4 (107.9) 563.4 (95.4) 427.2 (72.3) 771.2 () 792.6 (102.8) 684.2 (88.7) 537.7 (69.7) 923.8 () 7.3 (109.0) 931.2 (.8) 759.5 (82.2) 966.7 () 3.7 (103.8) 929.1 (96.1) 796.8 (82.4) 930.0 () 983.3 (105.7) 896.5 (96.4) 771.3 (82.9) Converted to the equivalent of LP Gas heat capacity, (Index; LPG=) 7. World LP Gas Production and Consumption Production Consumption 56,412 56,771 58,991 42,837 65,862 70,938 61,772 60,175 57,132 59,400 59,157 59,734 North America 23,984 24,247 23,762 22,486 22,213 22,262 27,186 27,633 27,970 27,913 28,704 28,067 Central /South America 41,696 41,002 41,960 37,813 44,195 44,535 43,217 41,971 41,153 41,752 41,353 42,968 Europe, Eurasia 49,386 50,688 57,603 64,142 66,792 65,972 20,268 21,490 26,824 29,471 27,397 28,125 Middle East 16,146 16,044 17,371 16,617 17,135 17,373 10,343 9,932 11,077 11,358 11,462 11,729 Africa 53,056 54,954 56,888 58,190 57,515 58,954 76,988 78,759 85,780 89,255 89,978 94,645 Asia 240,680 243,706 256,576 242,085 273,713 280,034 239,774 239,959 249,936 259,150 258,051 265,268 World Total 12

Japan LP Gas Association Flowchart of LP Gas Distribution July 2014 Primary distributing companies : 14 Wholesalers approx. 1, LPG Automobile Service Stations approx. 1,600 Retailers : approx. 22,000 Taxi Cabs & Trucks : approx. 235,800 ( 1.03 million tons ) GasProducing Countries 11.41 million T Import Terminals (Primary Bases) 15.40 million tons Secondary Bases Cylinder Filling Plants approx. 2,200 LPG Import Terminals : 35 LPG Importers : 16 Distribution terminals : 40 Distribution Centers LPG Households : approx. 25 million [ 48% of all households in Japan ] by Private Companies by Public Sector 3.99 million T Chemical feedstock ( 2.95 million tons ) ( 6,63 million tons ) Stockpile OilProducing Countries Electricity ( 0.65 million tons ) Community gas Supplier Commercial workshops Oil refineries : 28 Petrochemical facilities : 6 Natural gas facilities : 1 Industry ( 3.18 million tons ) Total supply : 15.40 million tons Total demand : 15.54 million tons ( Figures as of fiscal ) Town gas companies ( 1.09 million tons) Town gas Households approx. 27 million 13

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