Tokyo Gas America

Participation of Sempra Infrastructure to the Detailed Study regarding the Introduction of e-methane to Japan Utilizing Cameron LNG Terminal

Tokyo Gas, acting through its wholly owned subsidiary Acario Investment One, LLC (CEO: OKUI Toshiharu), becomes the first Japanese energy company to invest in and conclude an agreement for collaborating with Global Thermostat, PBC (“Global Thermostat”), a U.S.-based firm which offers a leading-edge technology for the Direct Air Capture (“DAC”) of carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.

Investment in and Collaboration with Global Thermostat, a U.S.-based Firm with Leading-Edge Direct Air Capture Technology

Tokyo Gas, acting through its wholly owned subsidiary Acario Investment One, LLC (CEO: OKUI Toshiharu), becomes the first Japanese energy company to invest in and conclude an agreement for collaborating with Global Thermostat, PBC (“Global Thermostat”), a U.S.-based firm which offers a leading-edge technology for the Direct Air Capture (“DAC”) of carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.

Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas and Mitsubishi Collaborate to Produce e-methane in the US and Transport It to Japan, Utilizing Cameron LNG in Louisiana

The parties have entered into an agreement and commenced to conduct a detailed joint feasibility study on a project to produce synthetic methane (e-methane) in Texas or Louisiana, liquefy it at the existing Cameron LNG facility, and transport it to Japan utilizing other existing infrastructure, including LNG ships and receiving terminals in Japan. The targeted e-methane production volume is 130,000 tons per year to start in 2030.