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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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Meanwhile, increased production elsewhere—like Australia’s Wheatstone LNG plant restarting and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 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

Weeks of strikes at Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities, responsible for around 7% of global LNG supply, roiled natural gas markets, although no LNG shipments were disrupted.

From Reuters Oct. 5, 2023

Wheatstone patented his alphabetic printing telegraph, and telegraph wires were strung as far as Glasgow.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Edwin Emerson

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