Nova Soctia’s utility and review board approves new Goldboro natural gas facility
Nova Scotia’s utility and review board has given the green light for Pieridae Energy Ltd. to begin construction of its natural gas facility in Goldboro, N.S. The facility, projected to cost between $7 billion and $10 billion, will reportedly produce 10 million tonnes of super-cooled liquefied natural gas per year to ship mainly to European customers. It…
Gas line rupture closes Kelowna street – Okanagan
Emergency crews are blocking off a neighbourhood street in Kelowna after construction crews struck a gas line this morning. The Kelowna fire department was on scene, as were Fortis crews plus local police. Global News Gas could be heard roaring out of the damaged line near the intersection of Glenwood and Richter. Construction crews hit…
UPDATE: Broken gas main forces evacuation of a dozen homes in downtown Kelowna neighbourhood – Okanagan
UPDATE: A ruptured main spewed natural gas into the air at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Richter Street, after crews working at a housing complex dug up more than they expected with an excavator. “It looks like they were trying to tie into a sewer line and they nicked a two-inch gas line.” said…