Ichthys Gas Field Development Project -
Ref: 100823/1
INPEX / Total E&P Australia - Joint Venture
INPEX Browse Ltd – 76%, Total E&P Australia 24%
Location
Gas from the Ichthys Field will undergo preliminary processing at the offshore central processing facility (CPF) to remove water and raw liquids, including a large proportion of the condensate. This condensate will be pumped to a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility anchored nearby, from which it will be transferred to tankers for delivery to markets.
The gas will be transported from the CPF through a subsea pipeline 885 kilometres to the onshore LNG processing plant proposed for Blaydin Point on Middle Arm Peninsula, Darwin, Northern Territory. It will be cooled to below minus 161 degrees Celsius, the point at which the gas becomes a liquid, known as liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The Ichthys Project will have an initial capacity to produce 8.4 million tonnes of LNG per annum, 1.6 million tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per annum, as well as 100 000 barrels of condensate per day at peak.
The Project is currently in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) - the project development phase in which plans for the onshore and offshore facilities are defined, designed and evaluated in more detail. This will provide the joint venture with the information necessary to make a final investment decision.
Offshore Facilities
Offshore FEED work for the Ichthys Project is being undertaken by AMEC Engineering as the lead contractor, with support from subcontractors Aker Solutions and JP Kenny.
The Offshore FEED contract involves engineering work for:
- Semi-submersible Central Processing Facility (CPF)
- Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit for condensate treatment and storage
- Umbilicals, risers and flow lines (URF)
- 885km export pipeline to Darwin.
Onshore Facilities
The proposed gas processing plant will be at Blaydin Point within Darwin’s Middle Arm Peninsula industrial area, not far from the Darwin LNG plant operated by ConocoPhillips. INPEX is also part of Darwin LNG project.
INPEX and Total awarded the onshore FEED contract for the LNG Plant at Darwin to the JKC Joint Venture (JGC Corporation, KBR and Chiyoda Corporation).
The Onshore FEED contract involves engineering work for:
- Two LNG trains with a capacity of 8.4 million tonnes per annum
- LPG and condensate processing plants
- Storage tanks for LNG, LPG and condensate
- Administration facilities
- Utilities and services
- Power generation infrastructure
- Product offloading jetty.
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