Chevron aims to restart Train 2 of Gorgon LNG facility in September

US oil major Chevron has reportedly said that it expects to restart the second train of its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Western Australia in early September after completing repair works.

Reuters cited Chevron’s spokesman as saying that Gorgon is carrying out the repair work following a routine inspection of the train’s propane heat exchangers.

Last week, Chevron said it is inspecting propane heat exchangers on the second train of the Gorgon LNG plant following maintenance checks.

Maintenance work started on 23 May. The restart of Train 2 was initially expected to be on July 11.

Scheduled maintenance work on the train is mechanically complete, according to a Chevron spokesman.

The LNG plant comprises three LNG trains, with a total capacity of 15.6 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas.

The Gorgon LNG project is the country’s most prominent single resource natural gas project and features among the largest natural gas projects in the world.

With a 47.3% share, Chevron Australia is the operator of the project. Shell Development Australia and ExxonMobil Australia Resources each own a 25% interest. The remaining stake is owned by Japan’s Osaka Gas, Tokyo Gas, and JERA.

Earlier this month, Chevron’s wholly owned subsidiary, Chevron Australia Downstream, acquired Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings for A$425m ($292.2m).