Australia regulator charges Inpex over emissions reporting at Ichthys LNG plant

INPEX

05/08/2026 02:34

SYDNEY, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Australia's Northern Territory environment regulator on Wednesday charged Japan's Inpex 1605.T over the alleged  under-reporting of emissions from its Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility near Darwin.
The charges relate to alleged breaches of the facility's environmental licence, including the under-reporting of benzene and toluene emissions between 2019 and 2024, the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority said in a statement.
The regulator said the matter was before the courts and declined to comment further.

 (Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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