The shutdown adds to the US LNG giant’s headaches in WA as it prepares for union-led work stoppages this week.
Chevron confirmed the facility, which normally sends about 251 terajoules of gas into the state’s gas pipeline network every day, has been offline since Monday.
“AEMO has a number of tools at its disposal to maintain system security and reliability in the SWIS, and will respond to any situation in compliance with the rules,” she said.The Offshore Alliance has threatened Chevron with a two-week strike at its Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
The alliance, made up of members of the Maritime Union and the Australian Workers’ Union, wrote to Chevron on Monday night notifying it that workers at Gorgon and Wheatstone would take part in a fortnight of 24-hour strikes starting September 14.
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