Chevron revealed Monday its Asia Excellence LNG carrier had departed Barrow Island with the first shipment from the project to go to one of the project's foundation buyers, Japan's Chubu Electric Power.

“Departure of the first cargo from the Gorgon project is a key milestone in our commitment to be a reliable LNG provider for customers across the Asia-Pacific region,” executive vice president, Chevron midstream and development, Mike Wirth, said.

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