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“I can confirm that Train 2 at Ichthys LNG was temporarily halted on the evening of August 20,” the spokesman said.
“The impact is currently being evaluated,” he said.
The spokesman did not provide further information.
The facility at Bladin Point near Darwin has a nameplate capacity of 8.9 mtpa. Inpex boosted the production to about 9.3 mtpa due to debottlenecking.
Inpex recently said in its financial report that one Ichthys train was shut down last month.
“The train restarted operations following a production loss event in July,” Inpex said, adding that the production rate is “largely back on track.”
Asked whether this production loss would affect this year’s target for cargoes, the spokesman said at the time that Inpex expects Ichthys LNG to ship about 10 LNG cargoes per month for the second half of this year.
This means that Inpex aims to ship about 126 cargoes this year, three less compared to 129 cargoes in 2023.
66 LNG cargoes in H1
Inpex shipped 66 LNG cargoes from its Ichthys export plant during the first half of this year, one cargo more compared to the same period last year.
Besides the 66 LNG cargoes, the Ichthys project also sent 12 plant condensate cargoes, 16 offshore condensate cargoes, and 17 LPG cargoes during the first half of this year.
This compares to 65 LNG cargoes, 11 plant condensate cargoes, 15 offshore condensate cargoes, and 17 LPG cargoes during the first half of 2023.
Inpex also provided shipment data for July, and the Ichthys project sent 10 LNG cargoes, 2 plant condensate cargoes, 2 offshore condensate cargoes, and 3 LPG cargoes during the last month.
Ichthys LNG is a joint venture between operator Inpex and major partner TotalEnergies.
Earlier this year, 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.
Natural gas arrives to the LNG plant at Bladin Point, near Darwin from the giant Ichthys field offshore Western Australia via an 890 kilometers long export pipeline.
Inpex sent last year the 500th cargo of LNG from its Ichthys terminal since the start of operations in 2018.