Ichthys LNG refinancing closes

Japan's Inpex Corporation is the majority owner of the borrower, project company Ichthys LNG Pty Ltd. The project financing is secured against all assets of Ichthys LNG, including the upstream Ichthys field off the north coast of Western Australia, an offshore central processing facility, an FPSO, a pipeline and a two-train liquefaction plant at Bladin Point, near Darwin. At full capacity, the offshore processing facilities and the two-train onshore plant should supply 8.9 million tons per year of LNG and 1.65 million tons per year of LPG. Citi – financial Mizuho – financial Allen & Overy – borrower legal Latham & Watkins – lender legal Lummus Consultants International – technical Gas Strategies – market BankServe – insurance