Subscribe to our news feedOil and gas recruitment: Gas pipeline in Kerry approved
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Published on Wednesday 16th December 2009
The construction of a gas pipeline in north Kerry has been given the goahead by the Commission for Energy Regulation, creating gas recruitment opportunities. It is believed that the construction of the pipeline will create around 200 jobs for up to a year. Liquefied gas will be delivered by the pipeline to the proposed import and regassification terminal in north Kerry, Ireland. The 26km pipeline will link up the terminal on the Shannon estuary with the national gas network, which is near to Foynes in County Limerick. "It will bring gas to Kerry for the first time. It will also facilitate the conversion of Tarbert oilburning station to gas for electricity generation," said deputy Kerry North Fine Gael Jimmy Deenihan. In April 2006, Shannon Development granted an option agreement on 281 of its 600 acre landbank at Tarbert/Ballylongford to Shannon LNG, which is an Irish subsidiary of Hess Corporation. The agreement was to allow time for detailed design and appraisal of the companys proposal to build the €500 million (£450.8 million) liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal on the Shannon Estuary, which could provide 60 per cent of Irelands projected gas needs. Leading up to the commissions approval of the pipeline project, it has been through a planning and consultation process that included an oral hearing in May. 
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