Name of the Project
Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.

Location
The project is located near Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Project Owner/s
The project comprises INPEX (62.245% – operator), Total (30%), CPC Corporation (2.625%), Tokyo Gas (1.575%), Osaka Gas (1.2%), Kansai Electric Power (1.2%), JERA (0.735%) and Toho Gas (0.42%).

Project Description
The project comprises the Ichthys gas and condensate field, located in water 260 m deep, and an 889 km gas pipeline, together with an onshore LNG plant. The offshore facilities consist of a subsea well development connected to a central processing facility for gas treatment, and a floating processing, storage and offloading vessel for condensate.

Onshore installations comprise two LNG trains with a combined capacity of 8.9-million tons a year, and facilities for the extraction and export of liquified petroleum gases and condensate.

At full capacity, the offshore facilities are expected to produce 285 000 bbl/d of oil equivalent and 85 000 bbl/d of condensate.

The project is expected to have an operational life of at least 40 years.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
The project is estimated at more than $30-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
McDermott International has been awarded a contract to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for the Ichthys project.

The award is for a booster compression module FEED with optional engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the project. The booster compression module will be added to the Ichthys LNG offshore central processing facility, located off the north-west coast of Western Australia.

McDermott is also undertaking umbilicals, risers and flowlines as part of an expansion of the existing Ichthys LNG facilities.

Engineering will be completed in McDermott's Asia Pacific headquarters, in Kuala Lumpur.

The FEED started in October 2020.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
McDermot International (FEED).

Contact Details for Project Information
INPEX, tel +61 86 213 6000, fax +61 86 213 6455 or email enquiries@INPEX.com.au.