INPEX : Celebrates Arrival of Ichthys LNG to Naoetsu LNG Terminal, Japan (PDF 330KB)

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November 29, 2018

INPEX Celebrates Arrival of Ichthys LNG to Naoetsu LNG Terminal, Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN -INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced today that the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project (the Project) hosted an event in Niigata Prefecture in Japan to celebrate the arrival of LNG Cargo from the Project to INPEX's Naoetsu LNG Terminal (the Terminal). The event was attended by key INPEX and Project stakeholders including Ryo Minami, Director-General, Natural Resources and Fuel Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), His Excellency the Honourable Richard Court, Ambassador of Australia to Japan, Noboru Ohno, Director-General of Regional Development of Joetsu City, Niigata Prefectural Government Office, and Hideyuki Murayama, Mayor of Joetsu City.

The event included a video showcase that featured the history of the Project beginning with INPEX's acquisition of exploratory rights in what became the Ichthys Field and ending with the arrival of the Project's first LNG cargo at the Terminal.

INPEX Chairman Toshiaki Kitamura addresses the participants of the event commemorating the arrival of Ichthys LNG to the Naoetsu LNG Terminal

INPEX President & CEO Takayuki Ueda addresses the participants of the event commemorating the arrival of Ichthys LNG to the Naoetsu LNG Terminal

The arrival of LNG produced and shipped from the Ichthys LNG Project at the Terminal is a significant milestone for INPEX, as this organically links the company's LNG development business overseas to its gas distribution network in Japan, and strengthens INPEX's natural gas supply framework. This milestone also contributes to the company's development of a global gas value chain business, positioned as one of the company's business targets outlined inVision 2040,INPEX's long-term vision announced in May 2018. The event also served as a reminder to city gas companies and other Project stakeholders in Japan that receiving Ichthys LNG at the Terminal significantly contributes to a stable energy supply to Japan.

Going forward, INPEX will continue to strive to serve its customers with safe and stable supplies of natural gas, an environmentally friendly fuel.

For more details on the Ichthys LNG Project, visithttps://www.inpex.co.jp/english/ichthys/index.html.

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