OCTOBER 9, 2017
* Wheatstone had been due to start shipping in mid-2017
* First cargo expected in “coming weeks”
* Wheatstone LNG will produce 8.9 million tpy at full capacity (Adds trader, Woodside comments, chart, factbox in related content section)
By Sonali Paul
MELBOURNE, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp said on Monday it has started producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its Wheatstone project in Australia, slightly later than expected, and plans to ship its first cargo soon.