Inpex Corp., the leading Japanese liquefied natural gas developer and operator in the Asia-Pacific region, is focusing on re-assuring shareholders and the public in Japan on the company’s safety and security by organising facility tours of the Naoetsu LNG Terminal in Joetsu City in Niigata Prefecture.
Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina is preparing to acquire Shell’s stake in the Masela natural gas block that will underpin the Abadi LNG export project in Indonesia and boost future cargo availability in the Pacific Basin, while Shell is also selling all its assets in Pakistan in a pull-out from Asia's more difficult areas to do business.
Inpex Corp., the operator of the Ichthys LNG export plant in Australia and developer of the Abadi project in Indonesia, has pledged to help provide security of domestic natural gas and oil supply in Japan after the country’s declaration of a state of emergency over the coronavirus.