Chevron's Gorgon facility in Western Australia experienced a setback in liquefied natural gas (LNG) output due to an "electrical incident" that occurred on October 31. The incident, which affected a substation supplying power to the facility, led to a reduction in the production of one of the three LNG trains at Gorgon, operating at 80% of its capacity.

While this incident has impacted one of the LNG production trains, domestic gas production and the remaining two LNG trains at the Gorgon facility continue to operate at full capacity, according to a Chevron spokesperson. The facility, which exports LNG to various Asian markets and supplies domestic gas to the Western Australian region, consists of three LNG trains with a combined annual capacity of 15.6 million tons and a domestic gas plant capable of providing 300 terajoules of gas per day to the local market.

As the operator of the Gorgon project, Chevron holds a 47% ownership stake, with other stakeholders including Exxon Mobil, Shell, and Japanese utilities such as Osaka Gas, Tokyo Gas, and JERA.

This incident at the Gorgon facility follows an earlier fault at Chevron Australia's Wheatstone gas facility in September, which had affected approximately a quarter of its LNG production. However, production at Wheatstone resumed fully three days after the occurrence. Chevron is actively working to restore the Gorgon facility to its full LNG production capacity and mitigate any potential disruptions to its supply commitments and operational efficiency.