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Electrical Incident Curtails LNG Output at Chevron's Gorgon Facility in Australia

Nov 09, 2023

An 'electrical incident' last month has curtailed the output of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Chevron's Gorgon facility in Western Australia, a company spokesperson said on Thursday. The incident on Oct. 31 at a substation that provides power supply to the facility reduced output at one of the three LNG production trains at Gorgon to 80% of capacity, the spokesperson said. The company is working to return to full LNG production…

Chevron Hires MMA Offshore’s PSV to Support Assets off Australia

May 20, 2025

MMA Offshore, a subsidiary of Cyan Renewables, has secured a multi-year contract from Chevron Australia for its platform supply vessel (PSV) MMA Plover.The vessel has been contracted to provide marine logistics support to Chevron’s Barrow Island and Wheatstone assets…

Woodside and Chevron Swap Australian Oil and Gas and CCS Assets

Dec 19, 2024

Woodside and Chevron have agreed an asset swap in Australia to streamline their portfolios of oil and gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.Woodside will acquire Chevron’s interest in the North West Shelf (NWS) Project…

Chevron Australia Starts Repair Work on Wheatstone Offshore Gas Platform

Jun 13, 2024

Chevron has commenced repair activities on its Wheatstone platform in Australia and the work is expected to be completed in the coming weeks, a spokesperson said on Thursday.'LNG (liquefied natural gas) and domestic gas production will resume following the safe completion of repair works…

Environmental Assessment Begins for Julimar Phase 3 Drilling and Subsea Installation

Dec 14, 2023

Australian regulator NOPSEMA has begun assessment of Woodside Energy’s environment plans for Julimar Development Phase 3 Drilling and Subsea Installation.The Julimar field is located in Western Australian waters about 170km north-west of Dampier…

Australia LNG Workers Vote in Support for Chevron Deal

Oct 30, 2023

An Australian union alliance's members voted in support to endorse deals on pay and conditions at Chevron's two liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia, the union said on Tuesday.Earlier this month, the union called off strikes originally planned at the U…

Chevron Australia LNG Unions Agree Deal on Eve of Strikes Resuming

Oct 18, 2023

An Australian union alliance on Wednesday agreed to endorse deals on pay and conditions at Chevron's two liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia, ending an impasse that had led workers to threaten renewed strikes this week.The Offshore Alliance…

Chevron Australia LNG Unions Stick to Strike Plan Even as Pay Talks Continue

Oct 16, 2023

Unions at Chevron's liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia reaffirmed their plan to resume strikes this week as mediated talks continued on Monday, sparking angry comments from the company saying workers were being unreasonable…

Chevron Australia, LNG Unions to Meet for Mediated Talks on Wednesday

Oct 10, 2023

Chevron and unions representing workers at its two Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities will meet for talks on Wednesday after the oil and gas major asked the industrial arbitrator to help close a deal as workers threaten to restart strikes…

Chevron Australia LNG Workers Back Strike Threat in Second Meeting, No Talks

Oct 06, 2023

Workers at Chevron's two liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Western Australia voted to restart strikes on Friday, endorsing a similar move by colleagues at a meeting less than 24 hours earlier.Night-shift workers at Chevron's Gorgon and…

Strike Ends at Chevron's Australian LNG Facilities

Sep 22, 2023

An Australian union alliance on Friday called off strikes at Chevron's two major local liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, agreeing to resolve disputes that had threatened to disrupt around 7% of global LNG supplies.The union alliance and…

Chevron Accepts Australian Labour Tribunal's Terms to End Strike at LNG Plants

Sep 21, 2023

Chevron said on Thursday it had accepted recommendations from Australia's labor regulator to end its dispute with unions at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Western Australia.The Fair Work Commission of Australia, which has the power to impose a settlement…

Australia Tribunal to Rule on Chevron LNG Strikes after Talks Fail

Sep 21, 2023

Fresh talks between Chevron and unions over strikes at two liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Western Australia ended on Wednesday without a deal, a Chevron spokesperson said, leaving it up to a workplace tribunal to map a way forward…

Chevron's Strike-hit Australia LNG Facility Resumes Full Production

Sep 18, 2023

Chevron said on Monday full production had resumed at its strike-hit Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Western Australia after a fault last week cut production by about one-fifth.Wheatstone and the nearby Gorgon facility account for over 5% of global LNG supply…

Fault at Strike-hit Chevron Australia Plant Shuts 25% of Output

Sep 14, 2023

A fault at Chevron's Wheatstone facility in Australia temporarily shut about a quarter of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production on Thursday, the same day that unionized workers escalated strike action.A Chevron spokesman said the cause…

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