Inpex halts construction at Australian LNG site after worker dies
Published by Joseph Green,
Editor
LNG Industry,
Reuters are reporting that Japan’s Inpex Corp halted construction work on 30 November at an onshore site in Australia for the huge Ichthys LNG project after a worker died in an accident there.
“INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd sincerely regrets to confirm a serious incident occurred at its Bladin Point construction site in Darwin at approximately 8 pm last night, that resulted in the death of a worker,” the company said in a statement.
The Ichthys project, led by Inpex, is both Japan’s biggest overseas investment and first LNG megaproject. It is more than a year behind its original target, with first production now expected by March 2018.
Costs have ballooned more than 10% to around US$37 billion since the project was approved in 2012.
The development is co-owned by Inpex, France’s Total SA, Taiwan’s CPC Corp, and Japanese gas and power companies.
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