Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plantsSafety flares burn at Woodside's North West Shelf gas venture in Western Australia, which was impacted by a cyclone on Friday. SYDNEY - Some of the world's largest LNG plants were forced shut on Friday by a cyclone off western Australia, squeezing fuel supplies already stretched thin by war in the Middle East. Energy giant Chevron said it suffered outages at its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which collectively supply more than 5% of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG). Some 40% of Japan's LNG comes from Australia, according to the Asia Natural Gas and Energy Association. Tropical Cyclone Narelle was inching towards the coast of Western Australia on Friday afternoon, whipping up winds as strong as 200km per hour.

Source: Bangkok Post March 27, 2026 06:12 UTC