SINGAPORE, Sept 13 (Reuters) -
* Inpex Corp 1605.T , Japan's top explorer, has offered the first condensate export cargo from its Ichthys project in Australia, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, in a sign that the plant is moving into commercial production
* Inpex offered a 350,000-barrel cargo of Ichthys condensate to load on Sept. 28-Oct. 8 in a tender that will close later on Thursday, he added
* Inpex said in August that it expected the $40 billion Ichthys project to start shipping condensate, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in that order from around end-September to end-December