INPEX CORPORATION

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Its roles Owner Investor / Financier Offtaker

projects tracked
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active
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countries
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plants
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INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) is Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company. Headquartered in Tokyo and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 1605), the company explores, develops, and produces crude oil and natural gas, with a strong emphasis on liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Asian markets.

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INPEX operates a global portfolio spanning Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe. It is the operator of the Ichthys LNG project in Australia and leads development of the Masela Block in Indonesia through INPEX Masela Ltd. The company’s activities include upstream production of gas, condensate, and LPG, as well as LNG marketing and long-term supply, which support power generation and petrochemical feedstock needs.

INPEX is also advancing lower-carbon initiatives connected to its core gas business, including carbon capture and storage (CCS) and value chains for clean ammonia and hydrogen. Subsidiaries and joint ventures, such as INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS, support its international operations and resource development efforts.

Also known as INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS, INPEX Idemitsu Norge, INPEX Masela Ltd., and INPEX Masela.

Projects INPEX is involved in

chemXplore tracks 6 projects involving INPEX, of which 6 are active.

  1. none Announced / Concept
  2. 2 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 3 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 1 project Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Active projects

Closest to start-up first.

1 more active project is in the record. See all 6 in chemXplore →

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

3 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 7 July 2026 Equinor Omega Sør subsea tie-back to Snorre A · FEED / Pre-FID · Norway
  • 25 June 2026 Vår Energi Ofelia and Gjøa Nord Subsea Projects · FID / Sanctioned · Norway
  • June 2026 ORLEN Cerisa Subsea Tie-Back Development, Norwegian Continental Shelf · FID / Sanctioned · Norway
  • June 2026 Equinor Multiple Subsea Tie-Backs, Norway · FID / Sanctioned

INPEX in chemical industry news

16 September 2026
Worley completes FEEDs for INPEX Abadi LNG and CCS in Indonesia

FEED covered two offshore packages including ~150 km subsea, gas export and CCS pipelines; project targets ~9.5 Mtpa LNG and supports Indonesia's energy security and net-zero 2060 goals.

6 August 2026
ORLEN Group posts record Q2 2026 profits and PLN 14.7bn H1 capex

Q2 results: revenue PLN 76.5bn, LIFO EBITDA PLN 13.9bn, net profit PLN 7.7bn; record foreign retail profits and H1 capital expenditure PLN 14.7bn.

30 July 2026
TechnipFMC Q2 2026 results

Revenue $2.76bn; net income $363m; Subsea inbound $2.5bn; cash from operations $548m and free cash flow $488m; $440m returned to shareholders.

7 July 2026
TechnipFMC wins Equinor subsea tie-back contracts in Norway

Design and manufacture of subsea production systems and controls for three brownfield tie-backs; rigid pipe installation on a fourth; contracts worth $250–500m, booked in Q2 2026.

7 July 2026
Equinor awards NOK 6bn contracts for four subsea projects on Norwegian shelf

Contracts are part of a coordinated first subsea wave to speed delivery and cut costs by standardising equipment and processes across multiple developments.

7 July 2026
ADNOC and INPEX sign 15-year SPA for Ruwais LNG

Supply deal covers 1 mtpa from the 9.6 mtpa Ruwais plant, which starts commercial operations in 2028; project now >90% commercially committed and will run on clean power.

25 June 2026
Equinor submits EIA programme for Wisting development

Public consultation opens on the EIA programme for a possible Wisting FPSO development in the Barents Sea; consultation runs 16 weeks and FID is targeted end-2027.

25 June 2026
ORLEN Advances Cerisa Development in North Sea

Cerisa will yield ~8.5 million boe (incl. ~0.8 bcm gas); production start 2027; peak ~6,000 boe/d; two wells tied into existing Duva subsea template to cut cost and time.

Where its projects are

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Partners on its projects

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