Yuji Kobayashi

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Senior General Manager, e-methane Business Development Department, Green Transformation Company
TOKYO GAS CO., LTD.

Panelist at:

• Session 2: Hydrogen Trade Across APAC & the World
  11:40-

EDUCATION:
1997, Master of Science in Engineering (Applied Chemistry), Keio University, Tokyo Japan
1995, Bachelor of Engineering (Applied Chemistry), Keio University, Tokyo Japan

QUALIFICATION:
Gas Technical Engineer (1st class), Japan
High Pressure Gas Operation Engineer (1st class), Japan
Manager in charge of Pollution Control (Atmospheric air and Water control), Japan
Certified Hazardous Material Handling Supervisor, Japan
Certified Energy Management, Japan
Certificated Weather Forecaster, Japan
Small Vessel Operator (1st class), Japan
Project Management Professional, USA

EXPERIENCE:
2023 –
Senior General Manager, e-methane Business Development Department.
Green Transformation Company, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
2021 – 2022
Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division.
Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Corporation (100% subsidiary of Tokyo Gas)
2019 – 2020
General Manager
LNG Terminal Project Sect. Global Business Development Dept. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
2017 – 2019
Chief Representative
Tokyo Gas Asia HCM Representative Office in Vietnam
Deputy Director
LNG Vietnam Joint Stock Company in Vietnam
2015 – 2017
Senior Manager
Operation and Maintenance Management Section, Regasification & Power Generation
Department.
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
2012 – 2015
Operation Manager
Gas Production Section, Sodegaura LNG Terminal,
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
YK-2
2008 – 2012
Principal Commissioning Start-up Technical Engineer
Pluto Onshore LNG Project
Woodside Energy Ltd in Australia. (Secondee from Tokyo Gas)
Engaged in the following task;
1. Process engineering role in Pluto LNG project for LNG liquefaction plant
commissioning and start-up
2005 – 2008
Manager,
Production Engineering Department,
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Engaged in the following task;
1. Owner’s technical support service for construction of Altamira LNG receiving
terminal in Mexico.
2. Project leader for construction of Katsuta LNG satellite terminal in Japan.
2001 – 2005
Senior Staff,
Gas Production Engineering Section, Negishi LNG Terminal,
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Engaged in the following tasks;
1. Production planning of LNG receiving terminal
2. LNG receiving operation including LNG unloading, ship-shore confirmation,
marine affaire and LNG analysis.
3. Operation management of many facilities such as LNG tank, Vaporizer, Boiler,
Heating value regulator, Odorizing and so on as well as LNG truck lorry.
4. Quality Control of city gas, ISO 14001 management and Saving-energy
management of the terminal.
1997- 2001
Process Engineer,
R&D Center of Production Engineering Department,
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Engaged in the following tasks;
1. Developing of a High-performance Desulfurizer for a Residential PEFC
Cogeneration System. (Application to the world’s first commercial unit in 2005)
2. Developing and design of On-site Hydrogen Generator from natural gas.

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