Credit: <\/span> Supplied<\/cite><\/p>\nChevron confirmed the facility, which normally sends about 251 terajoules of gas into the state\u2019s gas pipeline network every day, has been offline since Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cChevron Australia is working to recommence domestic gas supply from the Wheatstone Domestic Gas Facility near Onslow, Western Australia, following a production outage,\u201d a Chevron spokesman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cause of the outage has been identified and restart activities have commenced.<\/p>\n
\u201cRelevant stakeholders have been notified and we will continue to keep them informed as we work to resume production.\u201d<\/p>\n
The state\u2019s Gas Energy Bulletin Board predicted the facility wouldn\u2019t be operational until Friday but Energy Minister Bill Johnston was confident energy supply would not be impacted.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe state government is closely monitoring the situation,\u201d a spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this stage we expect that any impact on the domestic gas market will be manageable, however, the State has a number of levers it can utilise to ensure stability of the system in the event of a shortfall.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe state government expects Chevron to meet its domestic gas obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the Australian Energy Market Operator said it did not anticipate any impacts to WA\u2019s South West Interconnected System electricity grid.<\/p>\n
\u201cAEMO 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,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Strikes loom for Chevron<\/h3>\n
The Offshore Alliance has threatened Chevron with a two-week strike at its Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities in Western Australia\u2019s Pilbara region.<\/p>\n
The alliance had already planned a week of stoppages to begin this Thursday as it continues to butt heads with Chevron over new enterprise agreements for the more than 500 employees working across both facilities.<\/p>\n
Talks overseen by the industrial umpire the Fair Work Commission that began Monday prompted the alliance to add more severe strike plans to its calendar.<\/p>\n
The alliance, made up of members of the Maritime Union and the Australian Workers\u2019 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.<\/p>\n
The notice also included bans on overtime and maintenance work, but employees who were needed to maintain the safety and structural integrity of the facility would continue to work.<\/p>\n
Strikes of that length could have ramifications for both global and domestic gas markets.<\/p>\n
Gorgon exports about 15.6 million tonnes of LNG per year while Wheatstone exports 8.9 million and combined they account for more than 5 per cent of the world\u2019s LNG production capacity.<\/p>\n
Gorgon and Wheatstone together provide about 30 per cent of WA\u2019s domestic gas supply.<\/p>\n
\u201cOffshore Alliance members are yet to exercise their lawful workplace rights to take protected industrial action and our bargaining claims will look more and more reasonable as Chevron\u2019s Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG exports dry up,\u201d the alliance said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe [alliance\u2019s] log of claims will ultimately be claims which Chevron will agree to, but not before they lose a few billion \u2013 judging by the form guide.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich is OK, as Chevron clearly have plenty of loose change in the Chevron piggy bank.\u201d<\/p>\n
The strike threat comes after 458 Wheatstone and Gorgon employees voted down Chevron\u2019s proposed enterprise agreements put to them last month.<\/p>\n
The commission will oversee talks between the alliance and the union every day this week.<\/p>\n
Rival Woodside avoided strikes last month after a marathon 15-hour negotiation resulted in pay increases between $20,000 and $50,000 a year and improved job security for workers on three offshore gas platforms that supply the North West Shelf gas export plant.<\/p>\n
A Chevron spokesman said the company would continue to work through the bargaining process as it sought outcomes in the interests of both employees and the company.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also continue to take steps to maintain safe and reliable operations in the event of disruption at our facilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Johnston\u2019s spokeswoman said the government continued to urge the parties to work constructively together to find a solution to the industrial dispute.<\/p>\n
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