Australia’s Karratha LNG Plant Closed After Cyclone Amid Fuel Shortages

Chevron Says Damage at Wheatstone LNG Will Hamper Restart

(Bloomberg) — Storm damage to Chevron Corp.’s Wheatstone gas plant in Australia is hampering efforts to restart operations and the facility won’t be back online fully for weeks, adding further strain to the global LNG market.

Chevron says repairs to Wheatstone gas facility to take weeks

PERTH, SYDNEY — Chevron's Wheatstone liquefied natural gas facility in Western Australia is unlikely to resume full production for several weeks as it repairs damage caused by last week's tropical cyclone, the company said on Sunday. Cyclone Narelle was estimated to have disrupted Australian LNG supply equating to more than 30 million metric tons per year. Combined with the shock from conflict in the Middle East, more than a quarter of global LN…

Australia’s Karratha LNG plant closed after cyclone amid fuel shortages

The plant’s co-owner Chevron said it suffered outages at its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which supply more than five per cent of the world’s liquefied natural gas.

Wheatstone gas project crippled by Narelle

Cyclone Narelle forced out of action plants supplying about half of WA’s gas, raising the threat that a prolonged shutdown would result in cutbacks for industrial customers.