JXTG : Nippon Oil & Energy Becomes Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Supporting Partner

July 3, 2019

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Becomes

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Supporting Partner

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation ("JXTG") (President: Katsuyuki Ota) concluded an agreement today with the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to become a Supporting Partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay.

With this agreement, JXTG will sponsor a variety of initiatives, including events at its approximately 13,000 ENEOS service stations nationwide, to ignite enthusiasm for the torch relay under the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay theme "Hope Lights Our Way."

JXTG supplied kerosene and gas for the torches used at the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964, and now, more than half a century later, it will again supply the gas for the torches used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games through its group company ENEOS Globe, ensuring not only that the sacred flame stays alight but also lighting the path of hope for all people through its operations.

Since becoming a Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner in the "Oil, Gas, Hydrogen & Electricity Supply Services" category with the conclusion of a Tokyo 2020 sponsorship agreement on March 18, 2015, JXTG has implemented a number of initiatives to bring high-powered energy to all people under the slogan "ENERGY for ALL."

As a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Supporting Partner, JXTG will implement further initiatives to contribute to the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games.

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation Public Relations Dept. Public Relations Group

1-2 Otemachi 1-chome,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8162 Japan TEL: [phone]www.noe.jxtg-group.co.jp

Yoshiro Mori, President, Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

It gives me great pleasure to welcome JXTG as a Supporting Partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay. It is very reassuring to have the support of a professional energy provider like JXTG; this will be a key component in the operation of safe and smooth torch relay. The company will provide the gas that will power the Olympic torch, and Tokyo 2020 will continue working to deliver a flame that will never be extinguished in the hearts of all the people across Japan.

Katsuyuki Ota, Representative Director, President, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

In its role as a Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner in the "Oil, Gas, Hydrogen & Electricity Supply Services" category, JXTG has been engaged in a number of initiatives under the slogan "ENERGY for ALL." As Japan's leading energy company, JXTG chose this slogan to express its intent to provide a stable supply of energy while also bringing high-powered energy and enthusiasm to all people, thereby energizing the nation.

As a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Supporting Partner, JXTG will implement activities utilizing its ENEOS branded service stations nationwide and cheer the torch runners on to further energize Japan.

Reference: Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay emblem, torch, uniform

For more information, please see the official Tokyo 2020 website. https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/torch/

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation Public Relations Dept. Public Relations Group

1-2 Otemachi 1-chome,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8162 Japan TEL: [phone]www.noe.jxtg-group.co.jp

JXTG and the Tokyo 1964 Olympic torch relay

Kerosene used for the Olympic torch

The Olympic cauldron, which used fuel supplied by JXTG

Torch relay with participation by employees

Attachment: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games press release

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation Public Relations Dept. Public Relations Group

1-2 Otemachi 1-chome,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8162 Japan TEL: [phone]www.noe.jxtg-group.co.jp

JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation Become Supporting Partners

of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay

Tokyo, 3 July 2019 - The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) announced today that it has concluded an agreement with the JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (JXTG) under which they will serve as Supporting Partners of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch

Relay and supply the gas for the torches used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Katsuyuki Ota, President and Representative Director of JXTG, commented: "In its role as a Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner in the "Oil, Gas, Hydrogen & Electricity Supply Services" category, JXTG has been engaged in a number of initiatives under the slogan "ENERGY for ALL." As Japan's leading energy company, JXTG chose this slogan to express its intent to provide a stable supply of energy while also bringing high- powered energy and enthusiasm to all people, thereby energizing the nation. As a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Supporting Partner, JXTG will implement activities utilizing its ENEOS branded service stations and further energize Japan.

Yoshiro Mori, President of Tokyo 2020, commented: "It gives me great pleasure to welcome JXTG as a Supporting Partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay. It is very reassuring to have the support of a professional energy provider like JXTG; this will be a key component in the operation of safe and smooth torch relay. The company will provide the gas that will power the Olympic torch, and Tokyo 2020 will continue working to deliver a flame that will never be extinguished in the hearts of all the people across Japan."

Please see below for further details of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/torch/olympic/

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Notes to Editors:

About the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Partnership Programme:

The programme comprises three tiers: Presenting Partners, Supporting Partners and Associating Partners. The support of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay partner companies will help ensure the success of the Torch Relay, an event which athletes and torchbearers and Olympic fans around the world are unlikely to forget.

For more information: Tokyo 2020 Online Press Room, ID: media password: tokyo2020media

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