LNG received at the terminal will be re-gasified and combined with natural gas produced from the Inpex-operated Minami-Nagaoka Gas Field, and then supplied to customers located along Inpex’s 1500 km-long natural gas trunk pipeline network stretching across the Kanto-Koshinetsu and Hokuriku regions.
The arrival of LNG produced from the Ichthys LNG project at the terminal is a significant milestone for Inpex, as it organically links the company’s LNG development business overseas to its gas distribution network in Japan. By reaching this milestone, Inpex has taken a significant step toward the development of a global gas value chain business, positioned as one of the company’s business targets outlined in Vision 2040, Inpex’s long-term vision announced in May 2018. Bringing Ichthys LNG to Japan will also contribute significantly to a stable supply of energy 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.
