Japan's largest oil and gas producer, Inpex, remains committed to Middle East operations despite months of disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. This has hampered its offshore operations in Abu Dhabi while leaving onshore production unaffected. “I don't think they will reduce, or we will reduce,” Masato Kamiya, managing director of Inpex's Abu Dhabi business, told The National when asked whether Japan would cut its reliance on Middle Eastern oil.