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Ichthys Australia
Ichthys’ offshore portion is located on the WA-
285-P permit within the Browse Basin, in northwest
Australia. Inpex serves as operator with 75% interest,
with partner Total (25%) holding the remaining
interest.
The Ichthys LNG plant is situated on Blaydin Point on
the Middle Arm Peninsula in Darwin. INPEX serves as
Operator with 72.805% interest, with partners Total
(24%), Tokyo Gas (1.575%), Osaka Gas (1.2%) and
Toho Gas (0.42%) holding the remaining interest.
Daewoo wins US$2 billion Ichthys
FPSO contract
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won an order
worth US$2 billion to build an FPSO (floating production,
storage and offloading) vessel for Inpex Corp and Total E&P’s
Ichthys LNG (liquefied natural gas) project.
The Ichthys FPSO will be a 335 metre-long vessel designed
to produce 85,000 barrels per day of condensate and store
1.2 million barrels of liquids. Topsides will feature processing
modules, mono ethylene glycol regeneration facilities and
accommodation for 150 people. The company plans to
deliver the FPSO in 2016, and it will be permanently moored
in 250 metres of water via an internal turret system to be
supplied by SBM Offshore.
Empired lands US$5 million Ichthys
LNG deal
Empired Ltd has secured a US$5 million information systems
contract with INPEX as part of its Ichthys LNG project.
The agreement will see Empired supply, install, configure and
manage the Coreworx information and cost control system over
the next 5 years of the US$34 billion project.
INPEX granted production licenses
on Ichthys LNG project
INPEX Corporation and other project group companies have
been granted production licenses for the Ichthys LNG project by
the Australian Government.
Upon the grants, INPEX has received the major necessary
governmental authorisations for the Ichthys LNG project to move
forward, including environmental approval and pipeline licenses.
The Ichthys LNG project made final investment decision
in January 2012. Gas from the Ichthys field will undergo
preliminary processing offshore to remove water and raw
liquids, including condensate. The gas will then be exported to
the onshore liquefaction plant in Darwin via an 889 kilometres
subsea pipeline. The Ichthys LNG Project is expected to
produce 8.4 million tonnes of LNG and 1.6 million tonnes of
LPG per annum, along with approximately 100,000 barrels of
condensate per day at peak.
INPEX and Total are proceeding with development works for the
project, including the execution of engineering, procurement
and construction of the onshore LNG plant, offshore Central
Processing Facility, new-build Floating Production, Storage and
Offloading vessel, and Gas Export Pipeline. Production start-up is
targeted by the end of 2016.
The Ichthys joint venture is seeking the continued support from
the Australian Government, the Western Australian Government,
the Northern Territory Government and other stakeholders for
early and optimal commercial gas production from the Ichthys
LNG Project.
Upon the grants, WA-37-R and the location Block area in WA-
285-P, where the Ichthys gas-condensate field is located, will be
registered as WA-50-L and WA-51-L, respectively.
John Holland JV awarded US$340
million Ichthys civil works contract
John Holland, in a joint venture with Macmahon Holdings Ltd,
has been awarded a US$340 million site development civil
works contract by the JKC Joint Venture (JGC Corporation, KBR,
Chiyoda Corporation) for the onshore facilities of the Ichthys LNG
Project near Darwin, in the Northern Territory.
The Macmahon-John Holland Joint Venture will undertake
civil construction works associated with delivering the finished
earthwork levels for the LNG plant and associated facilities.
The works include access roads, earthworks, drainage and
ground improvement works required for the establishment of
the landmark project. Early works on the project will commence
almost immediately with site works starting in early April 2012.
Completion of the site development work is scheduled for mid 2014.
NYK secures ocean carriage
contract for Ichthys LNG project
NYK-HINODE LINE has been awarded the ocean carriage for
module contract by the JKC Joint Venture (JGC Corporation, KBR,
Chiyoda Corporation) for the Inpex led Ichthys LNG project.
The period of transportation is planned to be from the first
quarter of 2014 to the second quarter of 2015, and will involve
transportation of modules from Thailand, China and the
Philippines to Darwin, Australia. M/V Yamato and M/V Yamatai,
two of NYK-HINODE LINE’s owned, operated, self-propelled
module carriers, will be allocated to transport various main units
as module cargo for the project.
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