Inpex boosts Ichthys LNG with Beetaloo move

Japan’s Inpex is buying stakes in several key areas of the onshore Beetaloo sub-basin in Australia’s Northern Territory. In addition to domestic supplies, Inpex expects to supply natural gas for processing at its Ichthys LNG plant in Darwin, including a potential expansion with a third liquefaction train.

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