Western Australia’s gas supply system is under strain following an unexpected outage at Chevron’s Wheatstone domestic gas plant, one of the state’s largest gas plants.
The plant suffered a technical failure on the evening of Jan. 5, which resulted in gas production ceasing.
“Chevron is continuing restart activities at the Wheatstone Domestic Gas Plant, which is expected to resume production in the coming days,” a Wheatstone spokesperson told The Epoch Times.
“An unplanned outage occurred at the plant during the evening of 5 January, caused by equipment failure.”
“We are continuing to work with our customers, the regulator, and the broader market, to meet demand, including Gorgon’s 300 terajoule domestic gas plant running at full capacity.”
