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CO2CRC Symposium 2026
Natural gas export and CO2 import opportunity: unlocking Australia’s potential
Oral Presentation

Oral Presentation

11:10 am

24 February 2026

Plenary Room, Level 17

Plenary 1 - Confronting Energy Realities

Abstract Description
INPEX Senior Vice President Corporate, Bill Townsend, will share his insights into the energy trilemma and Australia’s vital contribution to Asia-Pacific energy security and decarbonisation. 

He will articulate INPEX’s CCS ambitions detailed in the company’s Vision 2035 strategy, and champion enabling policy settings to unlock Australia’s potential. 

INPEX delivered the largest ever overseas investment by a Japanese company with the sanctioning of Ichthys LNG in northern Australia.