TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Taiyo Oil is set to receive a cargo of crude oil from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project, the Mainichi daily reported on Saturday, citing Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Russian state gas company Gazprom GAZP.MM is a controlling shareholder in the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, in which Japanese trading houses Mitsui 8031.T and Mitsubishi 8058.T also hold stakes.
Taiyo Oil and METI did not immediately reply to Reuters request for a comment.
(Reporting by Katya Golubkova; Editing by Tom Hogue)
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