{"id":342324,"date":"2026-03-09T11:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/chevron-to-supply-gas-to-horizon-power-in-western-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:23:42","slug":"chevron-to-supply-gas-to-horizon-power-in-western-australia","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/chevron-to-supply-gas-to-horizon-power-in-western-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevron to supply gas to Horizon Power in Western Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Western Australia&#8217;s energy supply will receive a new boost following the agreement reached between Chevron Australia Pty Ltd and Horizon Power. Starting January 1, 2027, Chevron&#8217;s Australian subsidiary will provide approximately 14 petajoules of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/scientists-discover-bacteria-capable-of-generating-renewable-natural-gas\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"309857\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">natural gas<\/a><\/strong> to supply regional communities and businesses. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chevron to supply gas to bolster regional supply<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>The contract will be valid for five years<\/strong> and will be supported by Chevron&#8217;s operational capacity at the Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities, and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/australia.chevron.com\/what-we-do\/north-west-shelf-project\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/australia.chevron.com\/what-we-do\/north-west-shelf-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North West Shelf<\/a><\/strong> project. These infrastructures, which are part of the company&#8217;s domestic portfolio, produce more than 40% of the gas consumed in Western Australia. <\/p>\n\n<p>According to Balaji Krishnamurthy, president of Chevron Australia, natural gas remains a critical component in the state&#8217;s energy mix. He highlighted its role in both baseload <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/water-resource-is-essential-for-electricity-generation-in-peru\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"74605\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">power generation<\/a><\/strong> and as support during interruptions of renewable sources, such as solar or wind, affected by weather variability. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chevron strengthens its local presence<\/h2>\n\n<p>State-owned Horizon Power is responsible for supplying energy to some of the country&#8217;s most remote areas. This new agreement with Chevron <strong>strengthens its capacity to offer a steady supply to homes and industries<\/strong>, reducing risks in scenarios of growing demand. <\/p>\n\n<p>With this alliance, Chevron consolidates its position as the leading <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/shell-strengthens-its-presence-in-venezuela-with-new-energy-agreements\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/shell-firma-nuevos-acuerdos-con-venezuela\/\">gas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/shell-strengthens-its-presence-in-venezuela-with-new-energy-agreements\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/shell-firma-nuevos-acuerdos-con-venezuela\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suppl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/shell-strengthens-its-presence-in-venezuela-with-new-energy-agreements\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/shell-firma-nuevos-acuerdos-con-venezuela\/\">ier<\/a><\/strong> for power generation in the region. The commitment reaffirms its focus on the local market, complementing its export activities with a direct contribution to Western Australia&#8217;s energy development. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/australia.chevron.com\/news\/2026\/chevron-and-horizon-power-sign-new-wa-gas-supply-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/australia.chevron.com\/news\/2026\/chevron-and-horizon-power-sign-new-wa-gas-supply-agreement\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chevron<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chevron secures gas supply to stabilize the power grid in remote areas of Western Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":342315,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13036],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-342324","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-oil-and-gas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/342324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/342324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=342324"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=342324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}