IUOE News - Winter 2012

District 4 meeting in October.
District 5
Projects progressing well
Mike Spiruda, Member Representative
Louisbourg Pipelines have completed the final
cleanup of their Saturn project near Dawson Creek
and will soon be finished final cleanup on their
Horn River project near Fort Nelson.
Michels Canada is presently working on a 340
metre replacement of a 30” gas line for Spectra
Energy north of Quesnel. This job is an open cut on
the Cottonwood River and should be completed by year’s end.
The new Shell, Encana and Spectra gas plants continue to progress
with further phases of construction which are keeping the local crane
industry busy.
British Gas and Spectra Energy have now teamed up and joined the
international parade of oil and gas producers with plans to export
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Prince Rupert. Royal Dutch Shell
LNG Canada project and Apache Kitimat LNG project are both planned
for the Kitimat area.
Many of the major gas producers and corporate pipeline companies
recently attended the Energy Conference in Dawson Creek. The above
noted projects are in various stages of planning, design, engineering etc.
which will lead to the final investment decisions required prior to construction
of any proposed facilities and pipelines.
District 4
Asian markets are looking for a source of
secure natural gas supplies, but the major producers
here need long term contracts and they
want the price tied to a percentage of a barrel
of oil equivalent. The Asian customers also
know that our North American natural gas
market is oversupplied and prices have been
extremely depressed.
Therefore, they have so far been reluctant
to lock themselves into purchase agreements
that could cost them much more down the
road. I hope that all parties involved can reach
an agreement soon so we can get on with
building some of these projects which will
benefit all British Columbians for many generations
to come.
I would like to thank all Stewards for their
dedication and hard work this past year.
Merry Christmas and wishing you all a
Prosperous New Year.
December 2012 News 17