M&A Deal Summary

Inpex and JGC Holdings Acquire INPEX Gas British Columbia

On January 1, 2012, Inpex and JGC Holdings acquired oil/gas exploration company INPEX Gas British Columbia

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Inpex’s 2nd and JGC Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Inpex’s 1st and JGC Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-01-01
Target INPEX Gas British Columbia
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Inpex
JGC Holdings
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

INPEX Gas British Columbia

United States
INPEX Gas British Columbia is jointly established by INPEX and JGC Corporation with the purpose of promoting the shale gas projects in the Horn River, Cordova and Liard basins.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Inpex

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Employees3,679
Revenue 2.27T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Inpex engages in research, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources related businesses and investments, and lending to the companies engaged in these activities, etc. Inpex was founded in 1966 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 2 of 2
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-01-01 Abadi LNG Project

Indonesia

The Abadi gas field was discovered in 2000, and the subsequent six appraisal wells and the reservoir study results confirmed sufficient gas reserves for LNG development.

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Buyer

JGC Holdings

Yokohama, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1928
Sector Construction
Employees8,365
Revenue 858.1B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

JGC Holdings provides engineering and construction services for various plants, projects, and facilities in Japan and internationally. JGC Holdings was founded in 1928 and is based in Yokohama, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Oil/Gas Exploration M&A 1 of 1
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-20 M.W. Kellogg

Leatherhead, United Kingdom

M.W. Kellogg Ltd. is a provider of engineering, construction, operations and maintenance and project development and management services.

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