Contribution Activities in Various Countries

Japan

In Japan, we carry out social contribution activities aimed at addressing societal challenges and fostering community development through dialogue with stakeholders. These activities focus on the key areas of "Environment," "Education and Next-Generation Development," "Community Support," and "Arts and Sports". The main initiatives undertaken in FY 2024 are as follows:

1. Support for Sports for People with Disabilities
   Under the brand message "Energy for a brighter future" ("Taking on the Future with the Power of the Earth" in the Japanese version) we aim to create a society where everyone, regardless of disabilities, can thrive. We contribute to the promotion of sports for people with disabilities through our official partnership agreement with the Japan Para-Sports Association (JPSA) , Deaf Beach Volleyball Association (DBVA) and our sponsorship as a Total Support Member for the "the 25th Summer Deaflympics Games Tokyo 2025," commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Deaflympics. Additionally, we support the Inclusive Education Program organized by the Japan Inclusive Football Federation (JIFF). This program conveys the innovations and value of sports for people with disabilities to elementary and junior high school students through interactive, experiential lessons.
2. INPEX Fundraising
   Our employees voluntarily contribute to a charitable giving program through which a portion of their pay is deducted for donation to NGOs and NPOs chosen through an annual employee vote, with the Company also donating matching sums of money. The beneficiaries selected engage in activities across three key areas: the Environment Education and Fostering Future Generations and Support for Local Communities.
3. Initiatives for Education and Next-Generation Development (Arts)
   We sponsored the 93rd Music Competition of Japan, which has propelled numerous promising musicians onto the world stage of music. We also sponsored LA FOLLE JOURNÉE TOKYO 2025, a musical event held mainly at the Tokyo International Forum. In FY2024, we invited 51 members of families supported by the Ashinaga Foundation, one of the donation recipients from our charitable giving program, to LA FOLLE JOURNÉE TOKYO 2024.

4. Initiatives for Regional Reforestation at the Minamiaga Field Office
   Our Minamiaga Field Office employees team up with local junior high school students to plant seeds at roadside flower beds in the Shimokurose district of Agano City. In addition, Nagaoka Field Office employees join with agricultural workers and organizations to pick up litter and maintain flower beds in the area around Koshijihara Plant.

5. Initiatives at the Naoetsu LNG Terminal
   At our Naoetsu LNG Terminal, we support requests of educational field trip opportunities for the local community – such as government offices, residents, and businesses – and offer tours that explore the terminal’s LNG tanks and other facilities. The tour includes a stop at the onsite INPEX Museum, a small theater that screens a fascinating video presentation of the story of oil and gas – from its formation through to its use in our everyday lives. In FY2024, third graders from the local Yachiho Elementary School visited the terminal for a field trip. Employees also visited the school to engage with sixth graders. In addition, as active members of the local community, our employees also participate in beach clean-ups organized by a local environmental group. Activities include picking up litter, mowing grass along roads near the office, and other beautification activities. In September, we rescued a kayak fisher who drifted to our pier due to bad sea state. We received a letter of commendation from Joetsu Coast Guard Station for this effort.

Australia

Through our social investment activities, we aim to contribute to the sustainable social and economic development of the communities in which we operate, which in turn supports many INPEX business objectives such as: maintaining long-term, trusted and meaningful stakeholder relationships and a social licence to operate within the broader community; enhancing our reputation and brand as a partner of choice; and attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce who are proud to work for us.

The INPEX Australia Community Investment Strategy sets out our approach to conducting voluntary community investment activities that contribute to positive outcomes in our host communities. The Strategy includes our framework for creating social impact, outlining our strategic priorities and response, stakeholders and activities, and the outcomes we wish to support across the themes of education and training, health and wellbeing, local business capacity building, and community connectivity and resilience. Additionally, we prioritize funding to support initiatives that benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, young people, local businesses and broader communities in the regions where we conduct our activities. In FY2024, we supported more than 60 community initiatives, ranging from small community grants to strategic partnerships with for-purpose organizations. The allocation of investments by key area is shown in Figure A.

Each year, we continue to support community events and initiatives through sponsorship, and provide donations for important causes and disaster relief for impacted communities. We also offer in-kind support to community partners and their programs through employee volunteering, career mentoring, capacity building, and paid-for advertising and promotional opportunities.

We continue to focus on developing and expanding strategic community partnerships, with the intention of creating meaningful and long-term positive impact in our host communities. We are also taking steps to strengthen the governance and outcomes measurement frameworks that underpin our community investment activities.

INPEX Australia voluntary community investment in FY2024 (by outcome area)

INPEX Australia community investment webpage

Indonesia

Since FY2009, we have engaged in diverse activities at the Abadi LNG Project in Indonesia to support the sustainable growth of local communities surrounding the project site centered on the Tanimbar Islands. This includes efforts to preserve the environment and traditional culture and create economic opportunities. We identify the needs of local communities through speaking with stakeholders, and we carry out activities that serve those needs according to the five focus areas (1) Improvement of local economies, 2) Education, 3) Public health, 4) the Environment, and 5) Strategic community contribution) of our Social Investment Strategy, developed with a mid- to long-term strategic outlook. Key efforts made in FY2024 include the following:

Scholarship Program

We provided scholarships to students and teaching staff, with 44 recipients from Lelemuku Saumlaki University in the Tanimbar Islands and 100 recipients from Pattimura University Off-Campus Study Center in southwest Maluku.

Health Program

In collaboration with local public health centers and governments, we conducted nutrition awareness activities, provided health checks to pregnant women and infants, and donated supplementary meals. Furthermore, as the first step toward securing access to clean water, we supported the creation of community-based clean water management teams. This enables local communities to maintain and manage water storage and supply facilities independently. We will continue this support next year and beyond, and plan to also repair and provide water storage and supply facilities.

Environmental Program (Tree Planting and Beach Cleaning Program)

We worked with a regulatory authority (SKK Migas) for our upstream oil and gas business operations to conduct mangrove, mango, jackfruit, and other tree planting activities. We also conducted beach cleaning with residents, collecting and disposing waste.

Economic Improvement Program

We conducted a project to study environmentally friendly, sustainable farming methods in collaboration with local communities and support farming using these methods. Additionally, we provide training for producers on processing bananas and cassava – the staple foods of local residents – into healthy snacks for sale.

Abu Dhabi

In Abu Dhabi, we are conducting social contribution activities with a focus on the three areas of education, environment, and culture. We are working through our subsidiary Japan Oil Development, Co., Ltd. (JODCO) and through the established INPEX JODCO Foundation.

In the area of education, we are implementing the following initiatives:

• Supporting an initiative, together with other Japanese companies operating in Abu Dhabi, for Emirati children to enroll in the Japanese School in Abu Dhabi.
• Supporting implementation of the Kumon Method mathematics learning format, together with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), at elementary schools in Abu Dhabi.
• Accepting university students from United Arab Emirates (UAE) as interns in cooperation with the internship program for Emirati students being implemented by the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE).

In the area of environment, we are implementing the following initiative:

• Conducting an environmental education program since FY2023, and in FY2024, sending Japanese high school students to Abu Dhabi to experience mangrove planting together with students from the Japanese School in Abu Dhabi.
• Conducting discussions since FY2024 toward a joint study with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi on fixing carbon using mangrove trees.

In the area of culture, we are implementing the following initiatives:

• Participating in the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) and introducing Japanese traditional cultural activities, including falconry, sword-making, candy making, and tea ceremony.
• Supporting tea ceremony activities of the Urasenke Tankokai Abu Dhabi Association.
• Holding Judo Japanese Ambassador’s Cup tournaments with the Embassy of Japan in UAE and the UAE Judo Federation.
• Implementing the UAE-Japan Falconer Friendship Program with the Emirates Falconers’ Club since FY2023. Providing falconry cultural experiences at the Japanese School in Abu Dhabi, and at the same time, hosting UAE falconers in Japan in FY2024 for exchange with Japanese falconers as a counterpart program for sending Japanese falconers to UAE in FY2023.

Norway

Our subsidiary INPEX Norway Co., Ltd. has signed a sponsorship agreement between INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS (IIN) and the Munch Museum. From the museum’s inception in 1991, IIN has been a sponsor of the museum for more than 30 years since the days of IIN’s predecessor, Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS. Donations from IIN have contributed to realizing several major projects, including the extension and repair of the museum as well as the restoration of famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch’s masterpieces The Scream and Madonna.

Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, our subsidiary INPEX North Caspian Sea, Ltd. is providing support through the Kashagan Project, in which it participates, for the development of educational, medical, cultural, and other infrastructure in the regions of Atyrau and Mangistau. It is also providing finance and conducting support activities for sustainable development of local communities in each region.

In addition, we are implementing the following social contribution programs as unique INPEX initiatives.

In May 2024, we sponsored Rakugo and Music in Kazakhstan 2024, a series of performances combining music and rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese storytelling. Arranged by the Association for Spreading Japanese Culture Through Rakugo, a total of three performances were held across the cities of Astana and Almaty. With roughly 330 people attending the performances, it was a great opportunity for introducing traditional Japanese culture to the people of Kazakhstan.

As part of our human resource development efforts, we invited six mid-level employees from KazMunayGas (KMG), the national operator of the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan, to Japan in September 2024 for a two-week training program on CCS/CCUS. Professor Takeshi Tsuji from the Department of Systems Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo served as the main lecturer. The program included lectures on CCS/CCUS, as well as worksite tours of multiple demonstration test sites, including our own. We are planning similar training for FY2025 and aim to contribute to Kazakhstan’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2060 through such human resource development.

Furthermore, starting from October 2024, we are making preparations to donate neonatal medical equipment to the Atyrau City Neonatal Medical Center in collaboration with the AYALA Charity Foundation. The center plans to introduce two medical devices for non-invasive jaundice measurement in neonates, as well as six neonatal phototherapy lamps, with the aim of improving the quality of neonatal care.

Through these initiatives, we are contributing to the development of local communities and improved welfare in Kazakhstan.