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Nippon Oil, China Nat'l Petroleum to consider joint oil refinery

TOKYO, Japan - Jiang Jiemin (L), president of China National Petroleum Corp., and Fumiaki Watari, chairman of Nippon Oil Corp., shake hands during a signing ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on May 7. They have agreed to consider creating a joint venture to run the Japanese firm's Osaka oil refinery.

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Nippon Oil eyes Russian crude if Iran imports stop

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari speaks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5. Watari said Russia would be a good source of crude oil for Japan if imports from Iran stop due to U.S.-led sanctions over Iran's nuclear development.

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Watari, Egashira to be vice chairmen of Nippon Keidanren

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Business Federation plans to appoint Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari (L, file photo) and Ajinomoto Co. Chairman Kunio Egashira (R, file photo) as vice chairmen of the nation's most powerful business lobby, federation sources said Jan. 14. The appointments of the two will be formalized at a regular general meeting in late May, the sources said.

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Nippon Oil to cede presidency to vice president Nishio

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Fumiaki Watari (L) and Vice President Shinji Nishio pose for photos at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on May 9. The company said that it has informally appointed Nishio to replace Watari, who would assume its chairmanship.

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Nippon Mitsubishi, Koa Oil to integrate refining operations

TOKYO, Japan - Koa Oil Co. President Yasushi Ebihara (L) and Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp. President Fumiaki Watari pose for photographers after announcing plans to integrate their oil refining operations through an equity-swap scheme at a news conference in Tokyo on May 10.

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Nippon Mitsubishi Oil picks Watari as president

TOKYO, Japan - Fumiaki Watari (R), vice president of Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp., Japan's largest oil company, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 11 following appointment as president. At left is outgoing President Hidejiro Osawa. The appointment will be made official at a board meeting after the firm's shareholders meeting on June 29.

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Nippon Oil to cede presidency to vice president Nishio

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Fumiaki Watari (L) and Vice President Shinji Nishio pose for photos at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on May 9. The company said that it has informally appointed Nishio to replace Watari, who would assume its chairmanship. (Kyodo)

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Watari, Egashira to be vice chairmen of Nippon Keidanren

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Business Federation plans to appoint Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari (L, file photo) and Ajinomoto Co. Chairman Kunio Egashira (R, file photo) as vice chairmen of the nation's most powerful business lobby, federation sources said Jan. 14. The appointments of the two will be formalized at a regular general meeting in late May, the sources said.

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Nippon Oil eyes Russian crude if Iran imports stop

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. Chairman Fumiaki Watari speaks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 5. Watari said Russia would be a good source of crude oil for Japan if imports from Iran stop due to U.S.-led sanctions over Iran's nuclear development. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Oil, China Nat'l Petroleum to consider joint oil refinery

TOKYO, Japan - Jiang Jiemin (L), president of China National Petroleum Corp., and Fumiaki Watari, chairman of Nippon Oil Corp., shake hands during a signing ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on May 7. They have agreed to consider creating a joint venture to run the Japanese firm's Osaka oil refinery. (Kyodo)