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Originally Posted by Kavy
Couple things…
1. I agree with you, let’s put a facility in Kitimat in the middle of nowhere, away from people, as I do not want that in my backyard. This “Huge facility” is going to have a much smaller footprint then you’re making it sound, it won’t be somehow stretching into the interior of BC. Also, Kitmat is developed, to a very tiny degree.
2. The drunken tanker captain argument shouldn’t be mentioned here, I would argue a spill in the Harbor of Vancouver is just as bad as one in the ocean in the middle of nowhere. If you’re ok with tankers in Vancouver, it makes zero sense to not be ok with tankers in middle of nowhere BC.
3. Crude is gross and stays around for a while; LNG blows up and can kill people much easier. Both suck if there is a leak.
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On point 1, I agree. Alcan Kitimat is ugly as sin already, it is more the shipping "lanes" out of that area is akin to running the gaunlet, there isn't a lot of room for error.
On point 2, I would argue that in Van Harbour response time as well as resources at hand would make it significantly more attractive. Containment would be a lot easier to achieve.
3. I would think sour gas (H2S) would be a major concern with a gas line as well.