The first we heard of the Inpex/Total connection was thanks to Soly's post
http://agoracom.com/ir/Falcon/forums/discussion/topics/511890-the-falcon-play/messages/1871748#message
quoting the Australian Financial Review.
I just found the source article from the Financial Review dated October 2013 which I thought would be of interest.
http://www.afr.com/f/free/opinion/inpex_plant_prowl_for_nt_shale_acreage_z0MJ58Mb1E3rYZu8lpqjQO