Twin Naming Ceremony for Ichthys Offshore Facilities
Monday 20 February 2017
INPEX announced that a double-celebration was held today in South Korea’s shipyards with the official naming ceremonies of both offshore facilities belonging to the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project.
At the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs the Hon. Julie Bishop MP officially named the Project’s central processing facility (CPF) “Ichthys Explorer”.
Earlier today, at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard, former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia the Hon. Clare Martin officially named the Project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility “Ichthys Venturer”.
INPEX President & CEO Toshiaki Kitamura said Ichthys was one of the largest conventional offshore gas development projects in the world.
“Our sincere thanks go to our facilities’ Godmothers, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP and the Hon. Clare Martin. On behalf of the Ichthys Joint Venture, INPEX is honoured to have their involvement in this milestone event and is most grateful for the support they have shown the Ichthys LNG Project. My thanks extend to all the teams and contractors who completed more than 60 million man-hours of work to safely construct these remarkable, world-class facilities.”
“Our Project’s two gigantic floating facilities will be located in the Ichthys Gas- condensate Field, located about 220 kilometres offshore Western Australia, for 40 years of continuous operation, setting new benchmarks for durability,” Mr Kitamura said.
At 130 metres by 120 metres, the “Ichthys Explorer” is the world’s largest semi- submersible platform. The “Ichthys Explorer” will receive well fluids from an intricate subsea gas gathering system, located at a water depth of approximately 250 metres, within the Ichthys Gas-condensate Field.
Most liquids will be transferred from the Ichthys Explorer to the 336 metre-long “Ichthys Venturer” for offshore processing and condensate offloading.
Linking the massive “Ichthys Explorer” to the onshore production facilities is the longest subsea pipeline in the Southern Hemisphere, 42 inches in diameter and 890 kilometres in length.