Inpex Submits Revised Developed Plan for Abadi LNG Project in Indonesia

Inpex announced Thursday that it has submitted to the SKK Migas a revised plan of development of the Abadi gas field in the Masela Block, Arafura Sea, Indonesia (Abadi LNG Project), as a result of a greater volume of natural gas reserves being confirmed.

The revised plan envisions the adoption of a Floating LNG (FLNG) plant with an annual LNG processing capacity of 7.5 million tons.

The initial plan of development was based on developing the Abadi gas field in stages and targeted the deployment of an FLNG plant with an annual LNG processing capacity of 2.5 million tons as the first stage of development.

Moving forward, Inpex will undertake the required procedures in a timely manner to obtain the Indonesian government’s approval for the revised plan, and propel the project forward in partnership with Shell with the aim of launching FEED work for the development of the Abadi gas field.

The Abadi LNG Project is a large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) project Inpex as operator is preparing for development in the Abadi gas field in the Masela Block. The block has a surface area of about 3,221km2 and is located about 150km offshore Saumlaki in Maluku Province.