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Cosmo Oil Company, Limited Type Public corporation TYO: 5007 Industry Petroleum and petrochemicals Founded Established 1939-09-04 Headquarters Tokyo, Japan Key people Yaichi Kimura, President Revenue ¥2,831 billion (FY 2006) Employees 1,916 (March 31, 2007) Website www.cosmo-oil.co.jp (English) 
A Cosmo service station in Osaka
Cosmo Oil Company, Limited (コスモ石油株式会社 Kosumo Sekiyu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese petrochemical company.
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History
Cosmo traces its corporate roots to Maruzen Petroleum (丸善石油株式会社), a company established in 1931, although the oil business operated by Maruzen was originally established by Zenzo Matsumura in Kobe in 1907.
Cosmo Oil Company was formed on April 1, 1986, through the merger of Maruzen Petroleum and Daikyo Petroleum, a group of oil businesses based in Niigata Prefecture which merged together in 1939.
Explosion and fire at Cosmo refinery in Ichihara, Chiba, following the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquakeA major fire occurred at the Cosmo refinery in Ichihara as a result of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.[1][2][3] It was extinguished after ten days, killing or injuring six people, and destroying storage tanks[4][5]
Refineries
Cosmo operates four refineries, all of which are located in Japan:
- Ichihara, Chiba (former Maruzen refinery): 240,000 barrels per day (38,000 m3/d)
- Yokkaichi, Mie (former Daikyo refinery): 155,000 barrels per day (24,600 m3/d)
- Sakaide, Kagawa (former Asia Oil refinery): 120,000 barrels per day (19,000 m3/d)
- Sakai, Osaka (former Maruzen refinery): 80,000 barrels per day (13,000 m3/d)
References
- ^ "Japan earthquake causes oil refinery inferno". London: Daily Telegraph. 11 March 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8375497/Japan-earthquake-causes-oil-refinery-inferno.html. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "Natural gas storage tanks burn at Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara city". Reuters AlertNet. 11 March 2011. http://www.trust.org/alertnet/multimedia/pictures/detail.dot?mediaInode=50cde84c-27ff-443c-8ffc-1183be4ce4c2. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ Watkins, Eric. "After 8.9 quake, explosion hits pchem complex in Japan". Los Angeles: Penn Energy. http://www.pennenergy.com/index/petroleum/display/0223973745/articles/oil-gas-journal/general-interest-2/20100/march-2011/after-8_9_quake__explosion.html.
- ^ http://www.cosmo-oil.co.jp/eng/information/110321/index.html
- ^ http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display/0223973745/articles/oil-gas-journal/general-interest-2/20100/march-2011/after-8_9_quake__explosion.html
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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Aftermath • Humanitarian response · Foreshocks and aftershocks Affected areas Geology: Japan Trench • Pacific Plate • North American Plate • Okhotsk Plate • Honshu Island (Oshika Peninsula) / Pacific Ocean
Cities and towns severely damaged:- Tōhoku Region [Iwate Prefecture (Kamaishi – Miyako – Ōfunato – Ōtsuchi – Rikuzentakata – Yamada) | Miyagi Prefecture (Higashimatsushima – Ishinomaki – Kesennuma – Kurihara – Minamisanriku – Sendai) | Fukushima Prefecture (Iwaki – Minamisōma – Ōkuma – Sōma)]
- Kantō Region [Ibaraki Prefecture (Hitachinaka – Itako – Kashima – Kitaibaraki – Ōarai) | Chiba Prefecture (Asahi – Chōshi – Ichihara – Urayasu)]
- Hokkaido [Oshima Subprefecture (Hakodate)]
Affected infrastructure Ichihara refinery • Fujinuma Dam • Ōarai-Kashima Line • Sendai Airport • Tōhoku Shinkansen • Joban Line (Shinchi Station) • Senseki Line • Kesennuma LineNuclear accidents Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant • Timeline • International reaction • Japanese reaction • Radiation effects • Fukushima 50) • Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant • Onagawa plant • Tōkai plant • Rokkasho plantAftershocks Miyagi, Japan (7.1, 7 April) • Fukushima, Japan (6.6, 11 April)People Fundraisers Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders • Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief • Fight and Smile • Songs for JapanOther Impact on video game industry • Operation TomodachiSee also: 
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