-- Chevron (CVX) said Thursday it has completed repairs at the Wheatstone gas facility in Australia after a tropical cyclone damaged some of its equipment, with liquefied natural gas production now fully resumed.
In late March, Tropical Cyclone Narelle struck the facility, resulting in a production outage.
"Extreme winds associated with the cyclone damaged several hundred air-cooled heat exchangers, known as fin fans, making the repair program a significant undertaking," said Danny Woodall, Chevron Australia's director of operations and maintenance.
"We were able to restart domestic gas production for Western Australian customers in around a week after the cyclone, with LNG returning progressively," Woodall said.
Wheatstone LNG comprises two trains, with a combined capacity of 8.9 million metric tons per annum, according to the company website.
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