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local Friday 15 July 2022

Eagle LNG Aruba held information sessions for the public

regarding gas project

Eagle LNG organized three days of tion and knowledge, especially in
information for which they invited the Netherlands where there are
the general public to find out more a lot of problems with big disasters
about the project to bring natural and that’s why we know about it.
gas to Aruba, for the production of How will you handle this?”
electricity. The last information ses-
sion is today, 6-9pm at MFA Sava- Eagle LNG answered that they are
neta. in the process of developing the
QRA, and that this will be included
Part of the environmental impact in the Environmental Impact As-
study involves the practice of pub- sesment. “We have a lot of experi-
lic meetings with the community ence building LNG terminals. And
in order to know about any doubt that’s also the reason why we have
or concern regarding the project, Royalhaskoning with us”, Mr. Ale-
so that this can be incorporated in jandro Bastardo, Project Manager
the environmental impact study. of Eagle LNG Aruba, commented.
Thus these information sessions are Through the international standard
part of the agenda. required to design the LNG facil-
ity and pipeline, it’s mandatory to
The goal right know is to replace do a QRA analysis, thus there is no
the use of fuel oil with natural gas. reason to worry, Eagle LNG Aruba
According to Eagle LNG, the big emphasizes. “The QRA will surely
advantage is that natural gas is be included.”
the cleanest fuel that can be used
to generate electricity. The project Javier Diaz, Environmental Con- urally you don’t do it just like that line Road still has not been identi-
consists of two components, which sultant of Eco Vision NV in Cura- either.” Here Mr. Diaz refers to the fied. When this is identified, there
within an area in the RDA property çao, explained that they were in- Environmental Impact Assesment, will be another study on the social
the terminal will be constructed vited as an independent party to where Eco Vision together with components, if it affects people at
to receive the LNG, and then the analyze the situation of the flora Royalhaskoning (from the Nether- home, what the impact could be
pipeline will be built to send the and fauna in the areas in which lands) is going to look into every in case of an accident, if it’s in an
natural gas from the terminal at the project will be developed. He aspect, to ‘see if the project can area with vegetation, etc.
WEB Aruba. explained to our reporter that the be realized or not’. “And if it can
area for the project is not the only be realized, we must see which Bastardo told our reporter that
At the session on Wednesday, our thing they must observe, but must advices we must take into consid- people associate LNG with large
reporter noticed that the commu- also take into consideration the eration when doing it. Right now scale projects. “You must under-
nity had critical questions, among impact area. “These areas must we are already in this process”, Mr. stand that the technology already
which, what will be the economic also be researched to see how you Diaz says. exists worldwide for all types of
impact of this project, tax revenue, can manage it or adjust the way scales. What needs to be done
jobs, and more. Leopoldo Hen- you construct”, Mr. Diaz said. The It is calculated that by august of to make it affordable for these is-
riquez, representative for the Royal system that Eagle LNG has been september 2022 this will be com- lands to receive LNG is to do it
Netherlands Society of Engineers using is one that was already used pleted, Mr. Diaz says, adding that on the scale of the demand that
(KIVI) commented that before an in Alaska, and for Aruba, only the Eco Vision has a lot of data, but the country has”, Mr. Bastardo ex-
Environmental Impact Assessment scale will change. The blueprint is they don’t want to focus only on plains. He added that the size of
can be carried out, a Safety As- already made for the area, and flora and fauna and leave other the installation is made on the de-
sessment must be done. Mr. Hen- the technology is also already things outside, so in this case, the mand of WEB because it cannot
riquez highlighted: “It was already there. current situation. be made any smaller. “This is what
brought forward that your engi- allows for it to be competitive, or
neers are not aware of Risk Analysis “It’s not necessary to wait 20 years The upcoming works are only for make it more affordable, and to
and QRA. They lack the informa- for this to come to Aruba, and nat- the terminal, because the Pipe- replace fuel oil”, Mr. Bastardo said.