INPEX has said that debottlenecking works to increase Australian Ichthys LNG facility’s capacity are under way as it accelerates participation in exploration of new gas resources in the vicinity of the Ichthys field with a view to expand the plant and ensure a sustained production volume over the long term.
The Ichthys LNG plant currently has a capacity of 8.9 MMT/Y and INPEX started a debottlenecking project at the plant, increasing its capacity by 4.5% to 9.3 MMT/Y by 2024.
INPEX has been also awarded a greenhouse gas storage assessment permit (G-7-AP) offshore the Northern Territory, Australia towards the implementation of CCS at Ichthys LNG.

 

According to the Global LNG Database®, the Ichthys LNG export plant’s shareholders are INPEX 66.245%, TotalEnergies 26%, CPC Corporation, Taiwan 2.625%, Tokyo Gas 1.575%, Osaka Gas Australia 1.2%, Kansai Electric Company 1.2%, JERA 0.735% and Toho Gas 0.42%.
Last year, INPEX awarded a contract to Heerema Marine Contractors for the transport and installation of the 4,800-MT Ichthys LNG Booster Compression Module (BCM).
The module will be installed on the Ichthys explorer central processing (ECP) facility, located off the northwest coast of Western Australia, as part of the Ichthys LNG phase 2 development, Heerema said, adding that it will be utilizing Sleipnir vessel for both the transport and installation of the module. The vessel has a 20,000-MT lifting capacity.

 

Meanwhile, the Japanese operator has expected to export 132 LNG shipments from Ichthys facility this year as “no large-scale shutdown maintenance work planned for 2023.”

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