While the feud over the safety of the LNG Power Station continues, the Government has rejected Opposition concerns by ‘reassuring the public that the tender for the new dual-fired power station was only awarded after it was established that Liquefied Natural Gas could be safely delivered and stored in Gibraltar.’
The Gibraltar History Society has expressed concern over the Government’s refurbishment of the Northern Defences. They claim that the plan ‘completely ignores their heritage value’, and is not based on informed advice on the cultural value of the area, as a preserved system of fortifications and their significance in Gibraltar’s history.
Hosting the International Bunker Industry Association, the Government and the Gibraltar Port Authority will attract an international audience, who will be addressed by speakers from world leaders in the field, including Peninsular Petroleum, World Fuel Services, Intertanko, Vopak, Vemaoil and Aegean.
The Opposition has raised further concerns about the use of Liquified Natural Gas near populated areas. The party insists that the Government has made the decision to locate the LNG installation in the Detached or North Mole, without having the necessary safety reports beforehand. They further added that ‘It is obvious from the Government’s own communiqués that all the necessary health and safety reports (including gas cloud models and blast risk assessments) were not obtained before the decision to build an LNG Installation at the Detached or the North Mole was made.’
