據海上工程師網2022年2月9日東京報道，日本最大的油氣勘探公司日本國際石油開發株式會社（Inpex）2月9日在東京表示，該公司未來9年將在增長領域投資4.4萬億日元(380億美元)，其中1萬億日元將用于氫和氨等脫碳領域。 

Inpex首席執行官Takayuki Ueda在新聞發布會上表示：“作為能源轉型的先鋒，我們的目標是提供穩定的多樣化和清潔的能源供應，包括石油和天然氣、氫和可再生能源。”

根據Inpex新的長期商業計劃，Inpex計劃繼續投資液化天然氣(LNG)，將其作為一種關鍵的增長燃料，同時采取措施減少二氧化碳排放。

在石油方面，由于長期需求前景不確定，這家總部位于東京的日本最大石油生產商將進行選擇性投資，確保早生產和早成本回收。 

到2030年前后，Inpex的目標是利用其碳捕獲、利用和儲存(CCUS)技術，將其商業氫年產量提高到 10萬噸以上，并每年注入250萬噸二氧化碳。

Inpex還計劃到2030年前將其可再生能源能力提高到2吉瓦，主要是通過海上風能和地熱發電。

由于石油和天然氣價格飆升，Inpex報告稱，其去年的收益大幅好轉，凈利潤達到2230億日元，而一年前，由于巨額減值損失侵蝕了利潤，該公司凈虧損1116億日元。Inpex預計今年的利潤將增長12%，達到2500億日元。

李峻 編譯自 海上工程師網

原文如下：

Japan's Inpex to Spend Up to $38B in Growth Areas Over 9 years

Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp said on Wednesday it will invest up to 4.4 trillion yen ($38 billion) in growth areas over the next 9 years, 1 trillion of which will be spent on decarbonization areas including hydrogen and ammonia.

"As a pioneer in energy transformation, we aim to provide a stable supply of diverse and clean energy sources including oil and natural gas, hydrogen and renewable power," Inpex' CEO Takayuki Ueda told a news briefing.

Under the new long-term business plan, Inpex plans to continue to invest in liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a key growth fuel while taking measures to trim carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

For oil, the Tokyo-based company will make selective investment and ensure early production and early cost recovery as the long-term demand outlook is uncertain, Ueda said.

By around 2030, Inpex aims to boost its commercial production of hydrogen to more than 100,000 tonnes a year and inject 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 a year, using its carbon capture and utilization and storage (CCUS) technology.

It also plans to boost its renewable energy capacity to up to 2 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, mainly through offshore wind and geothermal power.

For 2021, Inpex reported a sharp turnaround in earnings thanks to soaring oil and gas prices, with net profit hitting 223 billion yen, against a net loss of 111.6 billion yen a year earlier when hefty impairment losses eroded its profits.