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“We confirm eligible Inpex employees have voted in favor of the proposed Inpex – Ichthys operations enterprise agreement 2026-2030,” Inpex senior vice president corporate, Bill Townsend, told LNG Prime in emailed comments on Thursday.
“Inpex is now preparing to lodge the agreement with the Fair Work Commission for approval,” Townsend said.
He did not provide further details.
Last month, Japan’s Inpex reached an in-principle agreement with unions representing its workers at the Ichthys LNG facilities, stopping protected industrial action at both onshore and offshore Ichthys LNG facilities.
The Icthys facility shipped 112 LNG cargoes in 2025. It shipped 43 LNG cargoes in the first four months of this year, up by two shipments compared to the year before.
Ichthys LNG is a joint venture between operator Inpex and major partner TotalEnergies.
In 2024, Inpex also purchased a small stake in Ichthys LNG from compatriot Tokyo Gas to boost its stake from 66.245 percent to 67.82 percent.
Besides TotalEnergies, other partners in the Ichthys project include Australian units of CPC, Osaka Gas, Kansai Electric Power, Jera, and Toho Gas.
“New industry standards”
The Offshore Alliance, which includes the Maritime Union of Australia and Australian Workers’ Union, said in a social media post on Thursday that 97.3 percent of the Inpex offshore and onshore operations workforce participated in the EA ballot.
According to the Offshore Alliance, 97.5 percent of the 471-strong workforce voted ‘Yes’ to an EBA which “sets new industry standards for our members working direct for the Tier 1 oil and gas operators.”
The Offshore Alliance said that the new agreement includes “the highest REM standards (salaries and allowances) amongst the 4 Tier-1 oil & gas operators, with bonuses locked in and paid on a collective and not individual basis.”
Among other things, it includes “additional 14 paid days of supplementary leave, improved personal leave, option to take double LSL on half pay, and improved parental leave.”
