Japan grants E. China Sea drilling rights to Teikoku Oil

Japan grants E. China Sea drilling rights to Teikoku Oil

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on July 14 about the government's grant to Teikoku Oil Co. of concessions to conduct experimental drilling in the East China Sea near natural gas fields being explored by a Chinese consortium.

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