en.Wedoany.com Reported - Japanese power utility JERA received the first LNG cargo from Australia's Barossa project at its Futtsu LNG terminal in Chiba Prefecture on June 12, 2026, delivered by the vessel Sohshu Maru. The LNG cargo, sourced from an offshore gas field in Australia's Northern Territory and processed at the Darwin LNG plant, was shipped to Japan to supplement JERA's liquefied natural gas supply portfolio.

Operated by Santos, the Barossa project commenced production in late 2025, with an annual LNG capacity of approximately 3.4 million tons. JERA participates in the project through its Australian subsidiary and will offtake about 425,000 tons of LNG annually on an equity basis. With the arrival of this first LNG cargo, Barossa has begun actual supply to JERA, helping to sustain the long-term procurement relationship between Australian resource projects and Japanese energy companies.

JERA stated that Australian LNG remains a key component of its global procurement portfolio. In addition to the Barossa project, JERA also holds stakes in the Wheatstone LNG and Scarborough projects. Future supply will be diversified with sources from Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the United States to serve Japan's power generation and fuel procurement needs. The arrival of the first Barossa LNG cargo also establishes a new linkage between JERA's upstream investments in Australia and its terminal receiving operations in Japan.

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