Ichthys Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)

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Ichthys Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Western Australia, Australia.

Ichthys Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Ichthys LNG Gas Project (Western Australia, Australia).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Ichthys Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Ichthys operating[1] INPEX[2] Kansai Electric Power Co [1%]; Osaka Gas Co Ltd [1%]; JERA Co Inc [0%]; TotalEnergies SE [26%]; INPEX Corp [67%]; Toho Gas Co Ltd [0%]; CPC Corporation Taiwan [2%][2][2][2][2][2][2][2] 1980[3] 2012[4] 2018[2] conventional[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Ichthys Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
condensate initial estimated reserves 500.0 million bbl 2024 ​[6][2]
gas initial estimated reserves 368121.0 million m³ 2024 ​[6]
hydrocarbons reserves 3000.0 million boe – ​[7]

Table 3: Production from Ichthys Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production condensate 23.0 million bbl/y 2020 ​[8]
production gas 15524.67 million m³/y 2020 ​[8]
production gas 19.94 million m³/y 2024 ​[7]
production design capacity condensate 36.5 million bbl/y 2020 ​[8]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Ichthys Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
WA-50-L[9] Browse Western Australia, Australia[3] offshore[10] -13.9123, 123.2592 (exact)[3]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Ichthys LNG Gas Project (Western Australia, Australia):

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/japans-inpex-ups-annual-profit-forecast-strong-ichthys-lng-production-2025-08-08/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 https://web.archive.org/web/20221030051935/https://www.inpex.com.au/projects/ichthys-lng. Archived from the original on 2022-10-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210917150004/https://dasc.dmp.wa.gov.au/DASC?productAlias=PetrOliGasFields_GDA2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240529143836/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/ichthys-lng-project/. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240202065126/https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022.10.05_Reclaim-Finance_Report_Ichthys-LNG-Risky-support-from-the-insurance-industry.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240528153830/https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/article/14304085/inpex-completes-ichthys-subsea-installation. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230327141913/https://totalenergies.com/energy-expertise/projects/oil-gas/lng/ichthys-a-bold-lng-project-off-the-coast-of-australia. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221225161405/https://www.inpex.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/presentation/e-Presentation20210212-b.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://wapims.dmp.wa.gov.au/WAPIMS/GISMap/Map. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)