The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) informed that the committee is seeking jobs guarantee in construction, shipping, surface transport and operations at the LNG import terminal, to be constructed in the Illawarra region.
The construction phase of the import terminal, which will be named the Port Kembla Gas Terminal (PKGT), is expected to generate around 150 jobs with an additional 40-50 ongoing roles in plant operations as part of the AUD 300 million project that could supply 70 per cent of the state’s future gas needs and be operational by 2020, MUA informed.
However, with the new facility expected to receive LNG tankers every two to three weeks, there are concerns that all of the gas will be sourced from overseas rather than locally, meaning fewer local jobs in the long term.
“Australia is on track to be the world’s biggest producer of LNG by 2019 and we shouldn’t have to rely on importing gas when we have the ability to be completely self-sufficient in a resource that belongs to the Australian people,” Mick Cross, Port Kembla Port Unions Committee spokesman, said.
“The proposed terminal now needs state government approval before construction can begin and it is up to the Berejiklian Government to deliver secure, long term jobs for the Illawarra,” Cross concluded.
Kembla港口港聯盟委員會在選擇New South Wales州第一個液化天然氣進口碼頭的首選地點後，呼籲提供澳大利亞就業保證。
澳大利亞海事聯盟（MUA）通報說，該委員會正在Illawarra地區建造的液化天然氣進口碼頭尋求建築，航運，地面運輸和運營方面的工作保證。
進口碼頭建設階段將被命名為Kembla Gas Terminal（PKGT），預計將創造約150個就業崗位，另外還有40-50個作為工廠運營的角色，作為可提供3億澳元的項目的一部分MUA告知，該州70％的未來天然氣需求將在2020年投入運行。
然而，由於新設施預計每兩到三週就會收到液化天然氣罐車，因此擔心所有的天然氣將從海外採購，而不是本地採購，這意味著長期從事本地工作的人數較少。
“澳大利亞有望在2019年成為全球最大的液化天然氣生產國，我們不應該依賴進口天然氣，因為我們有能力在屬於澳大利亞人的資源中完全自給自足”， Mick Cross，Kembla港港口聯盟委員會發言人說。
“建議的碼頭現在需要州政府的批准才能開始施工，而且由Berejiklian政府決定為Illawarra提供安全，長期的工作，” Cross總結道。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff; Image Courtesy: CRYSTAL ENERGY
