SECURITY POLICYInformation Security Policy

Information Security Policy

To help realize its corporate vision of contributing to the public through the stable supply of energy as a global oil and gas exploration and production company, Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "MOECO") places importance on information security in the conduct of its business, and introduces appropriate measures therefor.
The information assets handled by MOECO concern a variety of transnational stakeholders, and MOECO recognizes that the protection of those information assets from all threats to which they are exposed is an important management issue. Accordingly, it hereby lays down its information security policy, in order to ensure that all of its employees maintain and enhance information security.

  • 1.In order to implement information security, MOECO shall determine its most important information assets from the perspective of confidentiality, integrity, and availability in terms of ensuring business continuity, and shall implement necessary management measures to protect them from any and all threats.
  • 2.MOECO shall observe all laws and regulations and other norms relating to information security, including the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
  • 3.MOECO shall assign the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to take responsibility for information security, and shall form the Information Security Committee under the direction of the CISO. The CISO and the Committee shall each be granted necessary responsibilities, powers, and management resources and shall engage in information security management.
  • 4.MOECO shall subject information security management to internal audits and reviews of its activities, examine the results thereof, and implement improvements continually.
  • 5.In order to make the information security management based on this policy thoroughly known and implemented, MOECO shall regularly provide education and training for all employees and shall maintain and improve those activities.

September 17, 2013
President & CEO