Ltd at the ichthys project onshore lng facilities in darwin, nt. Twists and turns of ichthys lng projectthe road to fid. Inpex said on monday that the production of gas from the wellhead started following the completion of final safety verifications including additional verifications concerning electrical equipment. Ichthys was funded by the largestever project financing deal, led by an inexperienced operator in inpex, with a hybrid lump sum and reimbursable contract awarded to a joint venture. Inpex to miss ichthys startup target offshore energy today. Ichthys lng project onshore operations centre operations centre project at blaydin point, darwin, nt 0800 in the council area of darwin city of private. Ukbased kentz wins share of contract for onshore work at.
The gas will then be exported to onshore processing facilities in darwin via an 890 kilometer subsea pipeline. Every lng project faces its own unique challenges, but our unmatched experience gives us the insight and expertise to provide the right solutions for any lng need. Inpex ichthys onshore lng facilities construction altrad. Ichthys project lng modules transportation mpt1975. The project will produce natural gas from the ichthys gascondensate field offshore of western australia. Investor briefing ichthys lng project presentation material. The consortium terminated its contract with jkc in january 2017 and immediately pulled its workers off the site. The contract is for mechanical works at the ichthys project onshore lng facilities in darwin in the. Project development agreement, signed in july 2008 with. Ichthys lng project gets final investment decision offshore. On 18 may 2012, the australian prime minister officially launched construction with a ground breaking ceremony at the now 520hectare bladin point site. Twists and turns of ichthys project the road to fid and. Ichthys lng terminal, darwin hydrocarbons technology. Its publication was funded by inpex and the ichthys project joint venture and its 500 pages.
Ichthys lng plant onshore mechanical works mec2 contract project. The ichthys lng project, one of the worlds largest lng developments, involves gas from the ichthys field in the browse basin off northwest australia being exported to the onshore processing facilities in darwin via a 889km pipeline. Kbr ichthys lng project achieves fid and jgckbrchiyoda. The ichthys lng project, one of the worlds largest lng developments, involved gas from the ichthys field in the browse basin off northwest australia being exported to the onshore processing facilities in. Gladstone lng k128 project fluor gladstone, queensland. Ichthys lng project hit by contractor pullout shell. On liquefied natural gas lng 17 twists and turns of ichthys project the road to fid and beyond inpex as the first japanese operator of a world class lng project getting over tecop challenges jiro okada. Ichthys lng announced darwin as the preferred location for its onshore processing facilities in 2008. Fugro spatial solutions, based in australia, has been awarded a dimensional control survey subcontract by jkc australia lng, as part of the construction of the ichthys project onshore lng facilities, near darwin, australia. The scale of the project has seen atkins deal with a wide range of issues including hydraulic analysis, thermal analysis and hydrate management.
Cooec, as one of the fabricators of ichthys lng project is responsible for the construction of the par modules of ichthys project onshore lng facilities. Inpex informed on monday that the necessary commissioning of its operated ichthys lng project s first train natural gas liquefaction facility at the onshore gas liquefaction plant, floating production storage and offloading fpso facility ichthys venturer and subsea production systems had been completed in view of readiness for production. Japans inpex has started production of gas from its operated ichthys lng project in australia. As part of this, we arez developping a gas and condensate field located in 260 meters of water in the browse basin off northwestern australia. The ichthys lng project is an integrated natural gas field development project being executed by the inpex group companies operator and the total group companies. Structure erection technology for par modules of ichthys.
Onshore lng plant jgckbrchiyoda jv jkc dredging van oord. Transfer of the ichthys lng project equity interest to tokyo gas co. The ichthys lng project the ichthys lng project worldclass project comprised of three mega projects offshore, onshore, gas export pipeline 8. Technip awarded important offshore contract for the. Lump sum contracts account for the majority of overall epc contracts strength of the project.
The field is connected to the coastal lng plant in darwin via a subsea pipeline stretching nearly 900 kilometers. Greencap limited greencap is pleased to announce it has been awarded the four year contract to undertake the environmental monitoring impact program for the. On 9 october 2014, inpex together with our ichthys lng project joint venture participants total, tokyo gas, osaka gas, chubu electric power and toho gas, launched the book ecological studies of the bonaparte archipelago and browse basin. Inpex operations australia pty ltd ichthys onshore lng. The energy development is a joint venture between inpex group companies the operator, major partner total, and the australian subsidiaries of cpc corporation taiwan, tokyo gas, osaka gas, kansai electric power, jera and toho gas.
Leighton contractors of australia has awarded the contract to work in alliance with kentzs construction unit, as part of the main civil works package for the ichthys projects onshore lng facilities. Site the boundary of contractors scope of work, defined as bladin point onshore lng plant site. Just over two years ago, in january 2012, inpex and international oil and gas company total reached a final investment decision on. We collaborate with clients on projects at all levels of the liquefied natural gas lng value chain and project life cycle. Inpex and total, as ichthys owners, also have awarded engineering, procurement, and construction for the lng project to the joint venture. It is the total project cost that drives the cost of lng delivered by the plant.
Ichthys project lng modules transportation youtube. The ichthys lng project will be one of the largest lng export facilities in. Contractors involved with ichthys onshore lng processing facility. Full project lifecycle services for oil and gas projects. Mjhjv john holland ichthys onshore greenfields agreement page 4 of 42 1 title a the agreement will be known as the mjhjv john holland ichthys onshore construction greenfields agreement the. Mcdermott awarded inpex ichthys subsea contract business. The legal morass comes at the end of an unusually complex project.
The completion and execution of the formal epc contract is expected in the coming weeks. Twists and turns of ichthys lng projectthe road to. Russell scott senior project engineer, global projects. Feed gas from the ichthys gascondensate field, in the browse. Toho gas in agreement with ichthys project for lng purchase and. Project means the ichthys lng onshore construction project situated at. The project is scheduled to produce more than 10 per cent of japans annual lng imports or around 8. Kbr and its joint venture partners jkc jv sign contract. Jkc is a joint venture between jgc corporation, kbr and chiyoda corporation. Ichthys lng is ranked among the most significant oil and gas projects in the world. Lng prices are normally linked to jcc a few months before the date of lng sales.
Inpex signs liquefied natural gas lng sales agreement with cpc, chubu electric and toho gas, ichthys lng project, australia pdf 169kb. Ichthys lng project overview western australia youtube. Technip has been awarded by inpex corporation an important offshore commissioning contract, worth approximately 210 million, for the ichthys lng project 1 located in the browse basin, western australia. Since 1976, kbr has successfully delivered more than 400 lng studies and projects of varying capacities. Heerema marine contractors is a worldleading marine contractor for.
The ichthys lng project is an integrated natural gas field development project being executed by. The contract duration is expected to be 17 months from mobilization to final handover in the fourth quarter of 2014. This paper outlines the paths of progress of the ichthys project. Scope of work altrad services are contracted by the ichthys onshore lng facilities maintenance contractor, tracejv, as part of a panel of subcontractors to provide maintenance activities including scaffolding, painting and blasting. Gas from the ichthys field in the browse basin, approximately 200 kilometers offshore of western australia, will undergo. The ichthys project will have an initial capacity to produce 8. Lng is marketed to buyers by the operator jointly with project partners, unlike equity lifting in oil sales. The ichthys owners and the jkc jv have executed a formal letter of award for the initial engineering, procurement and construction activities for the project. Professional service agreement with jacobs consultancy inc. The ichthys lng project will be one of the largest lng export facilities in australia. Investor briefing ichthys lng project presentation. Production of lng will be facilitated through an onshore liquefaction plant located at bladin point, near darwin, which will be connected to the offshore ichthys field by an 889 km subsea pipeline. The ichthys lng project features some of the worlds largest offshore facilities which are linked to its onshore processing facilities near darwin by the longest subsea pipeline in the. Inpex starts up gas production at ichthys offshore.
The ichthys lng project is operated by inpex, japans largest oil and gas exploration and production company. Epic contract for a gas wellhead platform pipelines, and onshore gas processing facilities. The gas will be transported from the cpf through a subsea pipeline more than 885 kilometres to the onshore lng processing plant proposed for blaydin point on middle arm peninsula, darwin, northern. Project the ichthys project onshore lng facilities. Transfer of the ichthys lng project equity interest to toho gas co. Minister welcomes first shipment for ichthys lng project. Jkc australia lng is the engineering, procurement supply, construction and commissioning contractor for the ichthys project onshore lng facilities.
At the time jkc project director john bramley said the company was disappointed by the action of the ch2m hillugl joint venture when the power plant was about 90 per cent complete. Jkc is the joint venture consisting of partners of jgc, kbr, and chiyoda and is the main. Ichthys project onshore lng facilities mec 2 package. The ichthys lng project is a joint venture between inpex 76%, the operator and total 24%. An integrated team will work on all activities related to the preparation and execution of the. Ichthys project offshore facility operation environment plan the ep describes how the interconnected fpso, cpf and subsea production system will be hooked up. The ichthys lng project, one of the worlds largest lng developments, involved gas from the ichthys field in the browse basin off northwest australia being exported to the onshore processing facilities in darwin via a 889km pipeline. This contract will run until the end of 2015, with fugros specialist surveyors supplying high precision survey services to the project team. Png lng project upstream infrastructure exxonmobil png limited. Feed gas from the ichthys field, in the browse basin offshore western australia, will be exported to the onshore lng processing facilities in. Signs amendment and extension to the production sharing contract pscfor abadi lng projectpdf 190kb.
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