SYDNEY, March 29 (Reuters) - Chevron ( CVX ) said on

Sunday it would likely take several weeks to return its

Wheatstone gas facility in Australia to full production

following damage to equipment by severe weather.

"While damage assessments continue at both the onshore

Wheatstone plant and offshore Wheatstone Platform, it is likely

to be a number of weeks before production returns to full rates

to allow time for repairs to be safely completed," a Chevron

Australia spokesperson said in an email statement.

(Reporting by Helen Clark. Writing by Praveen Menon. Eiditng by

Mark Potter.)