Public Relations Group, Corporate Communications Unit
Akasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6332 JAPAN18 September 2013

Manigurr-ma Village Open for Business – Ichthys LNG Project

The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project (the Project) today officially opened the doors of
its Accommodation Village at Howard Springs, Darwin.

The Hon. Adam Giles, the Chief Minister of The Northern Territory (second from right)
and INPEX participants

Named Manigurr-ma Village after the Larrakia name for the Stringybark tree, it will behome for up to 3,500 workers when it is complete in mid-2014. About 1,000 of theProject’s construction workforce will move in to the village over the next few months.
The milestone was marked by an opening ceremony attended by more than 100 guests,
including Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles, Larrakia elders, neighbouringresidents and Project personnel who enjoyed a tour of the facilities.
Speaking at the ceremony Managing Director Ichthys LNG Project Antoine Serceau said
Manigurr-ma Village was designed to provide a safe, comfortable and relaxed second
home for the Project’s necessary fly-in, fly-out personnel.

Public Relations Group, Corporate Communications Unit
Akasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6332 JAPAN“A well-designed accommodation village fosters a sense of community and a happier andhealthier workforce. It also reduces pressure on community services by providing
accommodation, food, security, social and recreational outlets, health and other services,”
Mr Serceau said.
“Building an accommodation village for this part of the Project’s construction workforce
makes sense, because the Darwin population is also forecast to grow during this time,with more workers and families expected to come for job opportunities on a range ofdifferent projects.”
The final 67 hectare village will include a 50-seat cinema, swimming pool, outdoor beachvolleyball court, cardio and spin room, gym, music room, basketball and tennis courts,
cricket nets, internet café, shop and much more.
A 24/7 medical centre will help to alleviate pressure on public health services and cut
unnecessary emergency call-outs.
Comprehensive planning for Manigurr-ma Village has been underway since Darwin was
first considered as a location for the Project’s onshore LNG processing plant in 2008.
Environmental, social, health and traffic impact assessments were completed andcommunity consultation and engagement has been extensive.
Mr Serceau said of the $260 million capital expenditure for Manigurr-ma Village, around
60 per cent had been committed to local contracts.
“NT based businesses are undertaking a wide range of works - everything from tiling totraffic control,” Mr Serceau said.
“Around 90 per cent of the current village construction workforce is from the Territory. With
more than 400 people on site, that’s a great number of local jobs.”
The village is being built in four stages. Stage one completion includes 1,000 rooms andkey central facilities such as the kitchen, tavern, administration buildings and recreationalspaces. Construction on stages two and three has already begun.

Public Relations Group, Corporate Communications Unit
Akasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6332 JAPAN

About INPEX
INPEX CORPORATION is a worldwide oil and gas exploration and production company
currently involved in more than 70 projects across 28 countries. INPEX is ranked in thetop 100 global energy companies and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Part of theAustralian business community since 1986, we are active in a number of projects inAustralia and the Timor Sea, including the large-scale Ichthys LNG Project, Prelude FLNG
project, Van Gogh, Ravensworth and Kitan oil projects, as well as the Bayu-Undan
condensate development and associated Darwin LNG.
About the Ichthys LNG Project
The Ichthys LNG Project is a Joint Venture between INPEX group companies (theOperator), major partner TOTAL and the Australian subsidiaries of Tokyo Gas, OsakaGas, Chubu Electric Power and Toho Gas. Gas from the Ichthys Field, in the Browse
Basin offshore Western Australia, will undergo preliminary processing offshore to remove
water and raw liquids, including condensate. The gas will then be exported to the onshore
processing facilities in Darwin via an 889km pipeline. The Ichthys LNG Project is expected
to produce 8.4 million tonnes of LNG and 1.6 million tonnes of LPG per annum, along withapproximately 100,000 barrels of condensate per day at peak.

Detailed Engineering,Procurement and Construction (EPC) of the Ichthys LNG Project is ongoing andproduction is scheduled to commence by the end of 2016.

Media Contact: INPEX Tokyo Office, Public Relations Group, Tel) +81-3-5572-0233