News: 2008
26/09/2008 > INPEX Announces Northern Territory Location for Ichthys LNG Facility
INPEX Browse, Ltd. (INPEX), as Operator of the Ichthys Joint Venture (INPEX 76% and Total E&P Australia 24%), has today announced that the designated industrial site on Blaydin Point on Middle Arm Peninsula in Darwin has been selected as the location for its proposed LNG processing facility.
INPEX President, Mr Naoki Kuroda, said Darwin provides INPEX with the certainty required for the project’s tight schedule to enable the first LNG shipment to be made in late 2014 or early 2015.
“We are pleased with the support we have received from the Northern Territory people, the Government and key stakeholders and we are impressed by the business and infrastructure capabilities in the area.”
“Environmental, economic and engineering studies have demonstrated the viability of locating an LNG plant at Blaydin Point and have lent weight to this decision.”
“Now that a location has been selected, front-end en...
21/08/2008 > INPEX to commence nearshore drilling project
INPEX Browse, Ltd. (INPEX) and its joint venture partner in the Ichthys Gas Field Development Project, Total E&P Australia, will soon commence a nearshore drilling project in Darwin Harbour and around Blaydin Point in Australia’s Northern Territory.
The nearshore drilling work will investigate geological and foundation conditions for nearshore infrastructure (such as jetties), an offshore gas pipeline route, and subsequent dredging areas for the company’s proposed LNG processing facility.
This work follows the recent onshore drilling campaign, which was completed on 20 June 2008.
INPEX has worked closely with the government and appropriate authorities throughout the planning phases of this project to ensure that all the required safety and environmental protection measures are in place.
A 50-metre safety zone will apply around the drilling vessel.
INPEX looks forward to working with the Darwin community and welcomes ...
07/08/2008 > INPEX announces new Browse Basin gas discovery
INPEX Browse, Ltd. (INPEX), Operator of the WA-344-P Joint Venture, today announced a new gas discovery in the Browse Basin.
INPEX (60% interest) and Total E&P Australia (40% interest) acquired the WA-344-P exploration acreage in November 2007 and completed the Mimia-1 well in July 2008. A 72-metre gas column was found and a production test completed recently confirmed the discovery of gas and condensate.
The Mimia-1 well was drilled in a water depth of 254 metres and is located approximately 20 kilometres north-east of the INPEX operated WA-285-P permit area (INPEX 76%, Total 24%) which contains the giant Ichthys gas–condensate field.
INPEX and Total are preparing the development of the Ichthys gas-condensate field and will consider how the Mimia discovery could be developed, taking into account potential synergy with the Ichthys development.
INPEX is also operating in WA-341-P (60%) and WA-343-P (60%) and is participating in explorati...
05/05/2008 > Commonwealth & Northern Territory environmental referrals for the Ichthys Field
INPEX Browse, Ltd. (INPEX), as the Operator of the Ichthys Joint Venture (between INPEX and Total E&P Australia), submitted a Referral to the Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) on 5 May 2008 to consider development of an LNG plant at Blaydin Point on Middle Arm Peninsula in Darwin Harbour.
This Referral represents an initial statement of advice to the Commonwealth Government on the Ichthys Field Development Project as required under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cwlth).
It follows similar advice (in the form of a “notice of intent”) submitted to the Northern Territory Government’s Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts (NRETA) under the Environmental Assessment Act (NT) on 27 March 2008.
Together, these submissions initiate the environmental assessment process f...
09/04/2008 > Top Environment Award for INPEX's Maret Islands Work
INPEX Browse, Ltd. has received a major international award today for successfully minimising the environmental footprint of work on the Maret Islands off the Kimberley coast.
INPEX was one of two exploration companies judged worthy of the top environmental honour, awarded as part of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association's (APPEA's) annual conference being held in Perth from April 6-9.
APPEA Director, Industry Operations, Mark McCallum congratulated INPEX on its "truly innovative and dedicated approach to ensuring as small an environmental footprint as possible" during its recent geotechnical and environmental drilling operations on the Maret Islands.
INPEX used a BK117 helicopter and modified drilling rig to ensure its footprint disturbed less than 0.1 per cent of the area. A traditional onshore drilling operation would have impacted on more than 10 per cent of the islands.
"Clearly the INPEX cu...
27/03/2008 > Art Exhibition Support Information for "Utopia: the Genius of Emily Kngwarreye"
*Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that the exhibition contains the works of deceased persons.
As part of its cultural and social contribution activities, INPEX CORPORATION is supporting the “Utopia: the Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye” art exhibition, sponsored by the National Museum of Art, Osaka, the National Art Center, Tokyo, and the Yomiuri Shimbun (newspaper).
Emily Kame Kngwarreye (c.1910–1996) was an Australian Aboriginal painter from a small community in central Australia. She painted for about 8 years, commencing at approximately 80 years of age, during which time she produced between 3000 and 4000 works. Using history and her local community environment as a source of inspiration, her paintings present a uniquely Aboriginal view of the world.
This is the first retrospective exhibition of Emily Kngwarreye’s artwork outside Australia, with approximately 120 works ...
27/02/2008 > Ichthys Joint Venture Signing of Project Facilitation Agreement
INPEX and joint venture partner Total welcome the signing of a Project Facilitation Agreement (PFA) with the Northern Territory Government, Managing Director of INPEX Browse Ltd, Mr Jiro Okada, said in Darwin today.
Through the PFA the Northern Territory Government is demonstrating support for a potential LNG development at Middle Arm Peninsula in Darwin and INPEX is undertaking a range of studies to assess the viability of this option in comparison to other options also being assessed.
“Our preferred option for an LNG plant is on the Maret Islands in the Kimberley, closer to the Ichthys Field,” he said, INPEX has undertaken a significant range of environmental and engineering studies since 2004 that have demonstrated the strong technical viability of the Maret Islands option.
“We continue to have a good working relationship with the West–Australian Government,” Mr Okada said “and continue to progress the option of deve...
05/02/2008 > INPEX Joint Venture Media Statement
A joint Commonwealth and State government media statement regarding LNG development in the Kimberley and the Browse Basin was released today.
INPEX was not consulted prior to the media release, nor was it formally advised of the Commonwealth and State governments' position at this time.
INPEX General Manager External Affairs Sean Kildare said INPEX is seeking further clarification of the Commonwealth and State government position before commenting further.
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