Gas contracts in LNG/NGC arrangement worry MP
Rudranath Indarsingh -
COUVA South MP Rudranath Indarsingh has echoed the concern expressed by CEOs of petrochemical companies about the possibility of 30,000 jobs being put at risk.
This as a result of gas supply implications for the National Gas Company (NGC) which is to invest millions to maintain Atlantic Train 1.
The CEOs met on Friday with Energy Minister Franklin Khan after they wrote to him for clarification and to allay their fears about the implication for downstream customers.
Indarsingh said both the Prime Minister, who is recovering from a heart-related illness, and Khan must urgently resolve these deep concerns raised by the operators of the Point Lisas Industrial Estate about the supply of gas to them and the wider industry. He said he fears as the supplier of gas to the estate, NGC may be in conflict as to how it routes gas supplies in the future.
Methanex to shutter Titan in Pt Lisas: 60 workers to go
Methanex Trinidad Limited, Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Point Lisas - JEFF K MAYERS
Methanex on Thursday announced that the Titan methanol plant in Point Lisas will remain idled indefinitely.
The plant was initially idled last March, with the company then citing covid19 and weakened international demand for that decision.
In a statement on its website, the company said as a result, it has made a decision to restructure its Trinidad operations to support a one-plant operation. It will reduce its Trinidad workforce by approximately 60 positions filled by employees and long-term contractors.
OWTU appeals to Labour Minister to help retrenched Yara workers
Wednesday 30 December 2020
OWTU member, Ernesto Kaser, addressing the media outside YARA Trinidad and Tobago, southern main road, Savonetta. - Lincoln Holder
THE Oilfield Workers Union (OWTU) has appealed to Labour Minister Stephen McClashie to intervene and help 15 workers who have been retrenched from Yara Trinidad Ltd.
OWTU trustee member Ernesto Kesar made the appeal when he spoke with reporters outside Yara s ammonia plant at the Point Lisas Industrial Estate on Wednesday.
Kesar recalled that on November 18, Yara issued retrenchment notices to 15 workers in the union s bargaining unit at the company. He said the union responded the following day.