Chevron resumes full production at Wheatstone LNG after repairs for cyclone damage
4/23/2026
U.S. energy company Chevron said on Thursday that production had fully resumed at its Wheatstone liquefied natural gas plant in Western Australia following repairs for damage caused by a cyclone last month.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle struck the 8.9-MMtpy facility in late March, leaving both LNG processing trains offline.
"Extreme winds associated with the cyclone damaged several hundred air-cooled heat exchangers, known as fin fans, making the repair program a significant undertaking," Danny Woodall, Chevron's director of operations and maintenance for Australia, said in a statement.
"We were able to restart domestic gas production for Western Australian customers in around a week after the cyclone, with LNG returning progressively."
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