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Wheatstone

American  
[hweet-stohn, weet-, -stuhn] / ˈʰwitˌstoʊn, ˈwit-, -stən /

noun

  1. Sir Charles, 1802–75, English physicist and inventor.


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The Australia arm of energy giant Chevron is working to restore production at the Gorgon and Wheatstone gas facilities on Western Australia’s coast following outages likely caused by Tropical Cyclone Narelle, a spokesperson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The two plants, Gorgon and Wheatstone, supply about 5% of the global market, according to Chevron.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants in Australia collectively supply more than five percent of the world's liquefied natural gas, according to Chevron figures.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Night-shift workers at Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities voted to restart strikes in the afternoon meeting, the Offshore Alliance, a coalition of two unions, said in a statement.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2023

The first dynamo constructed by Wheatstone is still in the museum of King's College, London.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William