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SUN · 2026-03-29 · 08:44 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0329-41862
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Australia’s Karratha LNG plant closed after cyclone amid fuel shortages

Australia's Karratha LNG plant, operated by Woodside Energy, remained closed on Sunday following a cyclone that caused widespread power outages in Western Australia. The plant's closure impacts the North West Shelf Project, a major offshore gas operation, and its reopening is contingent on safety inspections.

Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-03-29 · 08:44 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Australia’s Karratha LNG plant closed after cyclone amid fuel shortages
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Australia's Karratha LNG plant, operated by Woodside Energy, remained closed on Sunday following a cyclone that caused widespread power outages in Western Australia. The plant's closure impacts the North West Shelf Project, a major offshore gas operation, and its reopening is contingent on safety inspections. While Karratha is offline, Woodside's Macedon and Pluto sites remain operational. The closure exacerbates existing fuel supply challenges already strained by the conflict in the Middle East. The timing of the plant's restart is currently undetermined as the company prioritizes safety assessments.

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Macedon and Pluto sites remained open.

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Woodside Energy said its Karratha plant remained offline.

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Australia’s Karratha LNG plant closed after a cyclone.

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Production at the North West Shelf Project will recommence once it is safe to do so.

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The outages were restricting already stretched fuel supplies caused by the war in the Middle East.

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At least one of the world’s largest LNG plants remained closed on Sunday after a cyclone knocked out power to thousands of people in Australia" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="706" data-entity-type="location">Western Australia.The outages were restricting already stretched fuel supplies caused by the war in the Middle East.Woodside Energy, which processes fuel from one of the world’s biggest offshore gas operations, said on Sunday that its Karratha plant remained offline.“We have commenced remobilising our workforce to some of our offshore facilities and inspections will inform start-up processes and timing,” a spokesperson for Woodside said.“Production at the North West Shelf Project will recommence once it is safe to do so.”The spokesperson said its Macedon and Pluto sites remained open.
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