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TOKYO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Japan's biggest oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp 1605.T is on track for its plans to begin production at its offshore Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia by the end of next March, a senior company executive said on Wednesday.
It expects to take about two years to reach full-scale production through a gradual increase in utilisation rates by conducting various tests, just like any other similar project , Inpex's Senior Managing Executive Officer Masahiro Murayama told reporters during a briefing on its first-half earnings.