INPEX CORPORATION will upgrade facilities at its Koshijihara Plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan to enhance the rate of natural gas and condensate recovery at the Minami-Nagaoka Gas Field, one of Japan's largest natural gas fields.

The move will increase the field's recoverable reserves and extend its production life, allowing INPEX to make efficient and effective use of Japan's energy resources, and provide a stable supply of energy to the Japanese market.

Operations will include reinstalling a compressor and separator to improve the efficiency of gas processing systems. The upgrade is expected to increase recoverable reserves of natural gas and condensate by roughly 20%, and extend the life of the Minami-Nagaoka Gas Field by nearly 20 years beyond current estimates.

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