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Cyclone Shuts Major Australian LNG Plants

A cyclone off Western Australia forced closures at major liquefied natural gas facilities, adding pressure to already-tight global fuel supplies.

Published Mar 27, 2026, 12:58 AM EDT | WFMZZ

A cyclone off western Australia forced several of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants to shut down on Friday. The outages are tightening fuel supplies that were already stretched thin by the war in the Middle East.