Located in Western Australia in Australia, the Wheatstone LNG liquefaction terminal is operated by Chevron Australia. The terminal started operations in 2017 and is owned by Chevron, Kuwait Petroleum, Woodside Energy Group, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National, Mitsubishi, Kyushu Electric Power, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings, and Chubu Electric Power.
The Wheatstone LNG liquefaction terminal sources gas from the following fields – Julimar Brunello, Wheatstone &, and Iago
With two trains, the Wheatstone terminal has an LNG production capacity of 8.9Mtpa (million tons per annum), which is expected to remain the same as 8.9Mtpa by 2030.
Approximately 68.54% of the installed capacity is committed through long-term contracts, which amounts to roughly 6.1Mtpa.
About Chevron Australia
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (Chevron Australia) an oil and gas exploration company which conducts developmental projects such as a liquefied natural gas and domestic gas joint ventures, and exploration program based on offshore interests. The company is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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