Japan's INPEX begins production in Australian LNG project

Japan's Inpex Corp. announced on Monday that its Ichthys liquefied natural gas project has begun production off the northwestern coast of Australia.Shipments of LNG and liquefied petroleum gas from the project are expected to begin by the end of September.The first Japanese-operated LNG project abroad, Ichthys is expected to annually produce approximately 8.9 million tons of LNG -- roughly 70 percent of which is intended for Japan.Japanese LNG customers include Kansai Electric Power Co., Tokyo Gas Co. and Osaka Gas Co.The facility will also produce 1.65 million tons of liquefied petroleum g…READ FULL ARTICLE