A spokesman for a proposed new liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Fraser River insists the industry is safe and critics are trying to “promote fear” by inflating the risks of LNG tankers sailing past populated areas of Delta and Richmond.
Ben Thompson of WesPac Midstream LNG was responding to criticism that the company’s proposed Tilbury jetty to serve LNG tankers would face significantly more scrutiny if it were built in the U.S., where a waterway suitability assessment is required. “I think anybody who questions the safety of LNG maritime traffic is either less than fully informed or has a different agenda,” Thompson said, adding LNG tankers are heavily over-engineered.
“In 50 years and over 130 million miles there’s never been a major maritime accident with LNG.
Jeff Nagel – Surrey North Delta Leader –Â June 12, 2015.
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