The state’s largest gas user, Alcoa, has been forced to pull back production at its Wagerup and Pinjarra alumina refineries in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
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Woodside, Chevron hit as cyclone rages
Woodside Energy and Chevron have both confirmed production impacts from Tropical Cyclone Narelle, with LNG and domestic gas supply interrupted.
Chevron is working to restore production at both its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas facilities, according to a spokesperson, while Woodside said its North West Shelf operation had been disrupted by the region’s severe weather.
The Woodside-operated Macedon and Pluto gas plants remain up and running.
But combined, the Gorgon, Wheatstone and North West Shelf operations account for 44 per cent of the state’s domestic gas supply.
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