News and Press Releases

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1998

August	Participated in an open bid, permit (WA-285-P) acquired

2000

May 19, 2000	First drilling campaign

2006

November 24, 2006	Government Approval for transfer of Interest in WA-285-P (PDF 28.0KB)
August 31, 2006	Transfer of Interest in WA-285-P (PDF 628KB)
August 11, 2006	Award of Major Project Facilitation status to INPEX LNG Project (PDF 605KB)
May 2, 2006	Commonwealth & Western Australia State Environmental Referrals for the Ichthys Field, Western Australia (PDF 1.16MB)

2008

September 26, 2008	Location for the Ichthys LNG Facility (PDF 412KB)
February 27, 2008	Signing of Project Facilitation Agreement, Ichthys Project (PDF 319KB)

2009

April 30, 2009	Ichthys Project Offshore FEED　(PDF 319KB)
April 09, 2009	INPEX Opens Darwin Office (PDF 44KB)
January 16, 2009	Ichthys Project LNG Plant FEED (PDF 264KB)

2010

December 01, 2010	Ichthys LNG Project Releases Invitations to Tender for Onshore Gas Processing Facilities (PDF 168KB)
November 01, 2010	Ichthys LNG Project Releases Invitation to Tender for Semi-Submersible Central Processing Facility (PDF 151KB)
July 15, 2010	Ichthys Project Environmental Impact Statement Released (PDF 86KB)

2011

December 06, 2011	INPEX signs Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sales agreement with five major Japanese utility companies, Ichthys Project, Australia (PDF 169KB)
December 06, 2011	Transfer of Ichthys project equity interest to Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (PDF 272KB)
November 18, 2011	Schedule for the Final Investment Decision - Ichthys Project, Australia (PDF 128KB)
November 11, 2011	Regarding the Ichthys Project (PDF 77KB)
July 01, 2011	Restructure of Group Companies, Ichthys Project, Australia (PDF 125KB)
June 28, 2011	Australian Government Green Light For Ichthys Project (PDF 203KB)
June 24, 2011	Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sales of Ichthys Project, Australia (PDF 245KB)
April 19, 2011	COMMUNITY CONCERNS ADDRESSED IN FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR ICHTHYS LNG PROJECT (PDF 125KB)
April 15, 2011	Opening of the Larrakia Trade Training Centre in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (PDF 220KB)

2012

December 18, 2012	Ichthys LNG Project Completes Project Financing Arrangements (PDF 310KB)
November 21, 2012	Ichthys LNG Project Supports NT Oil and Gas Education (PDF 82KB)
November 15, 2012	INPEX Supports Kimberley Rock Art Chair (PDF 83KB)
July 12, 2012	Transfer of the Ichthys LNG Project equity interest (6%) to TOTAL (PDF 201KB)
May 18, 2012	Groundbreaking Ceremony of the LNG plant of Ichthys LNG Project (PDF 197KB)
May 16, 2012	Transfer of the Ichthys LNG Project equity interest to Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (PDF 297KB)
April 25, 2012	Ichthys Deal With CDU Opens Door to Territory's Future (PDF 176KB)
March 14, 2012	The Production Licenses granted on Ichthys LNG Project - Australia (PDF 179KB)
January 13, 2012	INPEX AND TOTAL MAKE FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION ON ICHTHYS LNG PROJECT, AUSTRALIA (PDF 51KB)
January 12, 2012	Transfer of the Ichthys LNG project equity interest to Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (PDF 165KB)
January 10, 2012	Transfer of the Ichthys LNG project equity interest to Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (PDF 274KB)
January 10, 2012	INPEX signs Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sales agreement with CPC, Chubu Electric and Toho Gas, Ichthys LNG Project, Australia (PDF 169KB)

2013

September 18, 2013	Manigurr-ma Village Open for Business ? Ichthys LNG Project (PDF 155KB)
June 27, 2013	Transfer of the Ichthys LNG Project equity interest to CPC Corporation, Taiwan (PDF 186KB)
June 19, 2013	Construction Begins on Last Major Offshore Facility (FPSO) for Ichthys (PDF 283KB)
June 04, 2013	Ichthys LNG Project Secures New Shipping Vessels (PDF 87KB)
March 01, 2013	Completion of the transfer of the Ichthys LNG Project equity Interest (6%) to TOTAL (PDF 95KB)
February 28, 2013	Ichthys LNG Project Arranging Insurance for the Facilities during Construction Period (PDF 144KB)
January 25, 2013	Ichthys on Track as Offshore Facilities Take Shape (PDF 300KB)

2014

August 20, 2014	INPEX to Transfer 1.2 Percent of Ichthys LNG Project Equity to Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (PDF 247KB)
August 04, 2014	INPEX-led Ichthys Projects Completes Dredging for Shipping, Gas Export Pipeline in Darwin, Australia (PDF 213KB)
July 07, 2014	INPEX Launches Hull of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Facility for Ichthys LNG Project (PDF 180KB)
June 01, 2014	INPEX Unloads First Modules for Ichthys LNG Project Processing Facilities in Darwin, Australia (PDF 310KB)
June 30, 2014	Ichthys LNG Project Starts 889 Kilometre Pipelay (PDF 210KB)
June 25, 2014	INPEX Announces Ichthys LNG Project Makes Half Way Mark (PDF 196KB)
May 30, 2014	INPEX’s Mr Jiro Okada Receives an Honorary Doctorate from Charles Darwin University in Northern Territory, Australia (PDF 173KB)
April 03, 2014	World's Largest Semi-submersible Platform Takes Major Step Towards Completion (PDF 228KB)
February 19, 2014	Ichthys LNG Project Celebrates FPSO Keel Laying (PDF 170KB)

2015

November 5, 2015	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Completes Offshore Pipelay (PDF 236KB)
September 24, 2015	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Floats World's Largest Semi-submersible (PDF 282KB)
September 11, 2015	INPEX Updates Production Schedule and Raises LNG Production Capacity of Ichthys LNG Project (PDF 105KB)
February 4, 2015	INPEX Begins Development Drilling for Ichthys LNG Project (PDF 151KB)

2016

2017

October 24, 2017	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Celebrates Naming Ceremony for LNG Tanker to Supply Naoetsu LNG Terminal (PDF 271KB)
September 01, 2017	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Celebrates Naming Ceremony for LNG Tanker to Supply CPC Corporation, Taiwan (PDF 283KB)
July 19, 2017	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Celebrates Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Facility Sail Away(PDF 93KB)
April 28, 2017	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Celebrates Central Processing Facility (CPF) Sail Away, Updates Production Schedule (PDF 182KB)
March 03, 2017	INPEX Agrees in Principle with Astomos Energy Corporation on Sales of LPG from INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project (PDF 91KB)
February 17, 2017	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Holds Naming Ceremonies for Offshore CPF, FPSO Facilities (PDF 194KB)

2018

December 26, 2018	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Commences Plant Condensate Shipment (PDF 191KB)
December 13, 2018	INPEX Acquires Additional Participating Interest in Ichthys LNG Project (PDF 123KB)
November 19, 2018	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Celebrates Startup of Operations (PDF 390KB)
November 16, 2018	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Commences LPG Shipment(PDF 406KB)
October 31, 2018	First LNG Shipment from INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Arrives at Naoetsu LNG Terminal, Japan(PDF 246KB)
October 23, 2018	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Commences LNG Shipment(PDF 219KB)
October 01, 2018	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Commences Condensate Shipment(PDF 218KB)
July 30, 2018	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Commences Production(PDF 336KB)
July 11, 2018	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Prepares for Production Start-up(PDF 98KB)
May 31, 2018	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Completes Offshore Preparations for Production Start-up(PDF 343KB)
March 26, 2018	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Announces Production Startup Preparation Status for Key Facilities, Updates Schedule (PDF 241KB)

2019

February 12, 2019	LNG Tanker "Oceanic Breeze" Makes First Call at Naoetsu LNG Terminal, Japan (PDF 300.6KB)
November 15, 2019	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Reaches 100th LNG Cargo Shipment Milestone (PDF 183.6KB)
December 20, 2019	INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Achieves Financial Completion (PDF 99.8KB)

2020