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Galveston’s University Area Association and the League of Women Voters of the Galveston Area hosted a presentation by British Petroleum America personnel on Monday. Bob
Boyce, project director for the proposed Bay Crossing Project explained
the technology used in the site selection, construction and operation of
liquefied natural gas facilities owned by BP.
Boyce explained that the primary reason for the energy giant’s
proposed development of a regasification plant on Pelican Island is that
“domestic gas production simply cannot keep up with the U.S.’s
demand”, so sources of gas must be found outside the USA and LNG is a
good solution”. Approximately one hundred people attended the meeting and asked questions about the project, including representatives of organized labor, environmental advocates and citizens concerned about the safety of the technology and methods of operation. Boyce announced that
a Galveston office will soon be open to offer opportunities to the
public to gain more information about the project which is estimated to
take five years from studies to start up. UAA President Robert Mihovil announced that the April meeting will be an excursion chartered on Galveston Historical Foundation’s Seagull II to see the proposed BP site on Pelican Island from the ship channel. Hyperlinks will work if this document is read Online
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