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The Amaze field, on the western coast, which comprises the Amaze, the Miyagawa, and Gendoji wells; the Nagaoka field, which comprises the Hirei, Kitatani, and Katsudo wells; the Miitsu field; and the Hiyama field.

There are many small refineries with a daily capacity of 4,214 barrels but they are not very well equipped. The International Oil Company’s refinery at Naoetsu, controlled by the Standard Oil Company, is really efficient, and capable of refining more oil than has ever been supplied to it. There are already 150 miles of pipe lines in existence, owned by five different companies, while one of the most enterprising firms—the Japan Oil Company—is considering the advisability of laying 200 miles of 5 and 6 inch pipes between the Echigo fields and Tokyo.

Every year new fields are discovered and developed. In 1886 the output was 40,113 kokus, in 1896 it was 208,400 kokus, and in 1901 it had reached 983,799 kokus.

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