LNG

Nov 30 (LNGJ) - Inpex Corp. of Japan, developer of the Ichthys LNG plant at Bladin Point near Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory, halted construction work on November 30 after a worker died in an accident. “Inpex Operations Australia sincerely regrets to confirm a serious incident occurred at its Bladin Point construction site in Darwin at approximately 8pm last night that resulted in the death of a worker,” the company said. Inpex is building the plant in a joint venture with France’s Total to supply Japanese utilities and Taiwan with LNG. Engineering and construction work is currently more than a year behind schedule and the start of commercial operations is scheduled for the end of the first quarter of 2018.