Pipeline sabotage in Canada

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Pipeline sabotage in Canada




by recyclinage » 20/07/09, 12:02

Twelve days after a sixth sabotage in ten months against facilities of the oil and gas giant EnCana in British Columbia, on July 4, the Canadian police investigation stalled. However, the Canadian Institute of Defense and Foreign Affairs estimates that the energy industry in Western Canada could be the target of other attacks.

Six bombs exploded in a few months in the province of British Columbia against gas installations of EnCana.
The facts In Canada, serial sabotage against gas installations of the giant EnCana

In the Dawson Creek area, where the six explosives sabotages against EnCana gas pipelines or factory workshops took place, the situation remains tense. "People are afraid," admits Sabine Edelmann, a cattle breeder in Pouce Coupe, a remote village in northeastern British Columbia, after being woken up in the middle of the night on July 4 by a violent explosion: "A big detonation, followed by a strong smell of gas. " The mayor of the village, Lyman Clark, admits that "people have had enough and hope that the guy who does this is going to make a mistake and get caught."

The police are lost in conjectures about the identity of the culprit and are increasing calls for witnesses with the help of EnCana, which has offered 500 Canadian dollars (000 euros) as a reward for any information. Without much success for the moment. According to the latest elements of the investigation, the police believe that this sabotage is the work of isolated individuals. Tom Flanagan, professor of political science at the University of Calgary, notes that several groups, including environmentalists and Native Americans, oppose the development of this industry.

"We share the frustration of the people," said NCO Dan Moskaluk. The only tangible element available to the police is a handwritten letter to EnCana on October 7, 2008. The author gave the company a few days to shut down its Dawson Creek facility, specifying that he did not want "to negotiate with the terrorists that you did. are, who put our families in danger by a mad development of deadly gas wells on our lands ".

Ghost Artificer

EnCana has a strong presence in Alberta but also in northeastern British Columbia, where there are significant deposits, with some 4 wells dug by various companies and pipelines to deliver oil and gas to the south of the country and United States.

The sabotage waltz began in the fall of 2008. On October 11, 16, 31, explosions damaged hydrogen sulphide pipelines, a potentially fatal gas, and a well. On January 4, a wellhead metering station was blown up by an explosion. Six months later, the Phantom Artificer again targets EnCana on July 1 and July 4. The first time it was a gas line exploding south of Dawson Creek, and while workers were repairing the damage, another blast damaged a sulphide gas pipeline less than a mile away. "No one was hurt by these explosions but you never know for the future", worries the spokesperson of the company, Rhona DelFrari. "It is very stressful for the inhabitants and for our employees", she adds, describing the situation as "dangerous".

Dawson Creek Mayor Mike Bernier says he understands some may be unhappy with oil and gas development but believes EnCana "plays a vital leadership role in the local economy."
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