Gorgon
Chevron-operated Australian LNG export facility; restarted 29 March 2026 after maintenance.
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Has Gorgon's March restart been enough to offset Wheatstone's cyclone-related outage?
Timeline for Gorgon
Restarted operations on 29 March 2026
European Energy Markets: Asian LNG down 8.6% as Wheatstone stays offline- When did Gorgon LNG restart in 2026?
- Gorgon restarted on 29 March 2026 after a planned maintenance period, partially offsetting the Wheatstone outage caused by Cyclone Narelle.Source: Lowdown
- How big is the Gorgon LNG project?
- Gorgon has a nameplate capacity of approximately 15.6 million tonnes per annum across three trains on Barrow Island, Western Australia, making it one of the world's largest LNG facilities.
Background
Gorgon is one of the world's largest LNG export projects, located on Barrow Island off Western Australia's Pilbara coast. Operated by Chevron, it has a nameplate capacity of approximately 15.6 Mtpa across three trains. Gorgon restarted on 29 March 2026 following a planned maintenance period, partially offsetting the broader supply tightness created by the simultaneous unplanned outage at the nearby Wheatstone facility after Cyclone Narelle.
Gorgon was developed from the Greater Gorgon gas fields in the Carnarvon Basin and began operations in 2016. It is co-owned by Chevron, Shell, ExxonMobil, Osaka Gas, Tokyo Gas, and JERA. The project also includes a carbon capture and storage scheme — one of the world's largest — designed to re-inject CO2 from the gas processing back into the Dupuy formation, though the scheme has operated below design capacity.
Even with Gorgon back online, the net Australian LNG export position in April 2026 was reduced by Wheatstone's continued outage. European buyers, already competing against Asian demand at JKM-TTF parity, faced a tighter spot market as a result.