DISCUSSION POINTS
RCMP
report Jan 24th 2014, “CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT”
–
Criminal Threats to the Canadian Petroleum
Industry.
On this page, all text originated by me is
in blue font. Robert T. Chisholm – Associate Member, OSPE.
Based on what follows, basic RCMP assumptions about pipeline safety are being undermined by the conduct of TransCanada Pipelines Inc. . There have been problems with bad workmanship
and
improperly-done onsite inspections on their part, during construction of the
Keystone Phase 1 and Keystone XL oil pipleine projects. In addition they
dismissed-without-cause metallurgical engineer
Evan Vokes for insisting that the work be done properly
and for going public with his concerns after the company ignored him. This has
extremely serious implications for TransCanada Pipelines Inc.’s
other projects, for instance Energy East.
Page 10 :
Page 35:-
Quote:-
Comments: This
statement is similar to the one on the Government of Canada website at:-
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=912979
Quote:-
“Pipeline Safety Act
A Commitment to World-Class Pipeline Safety
The Harper Government is committed to having a world-class
safety system in place for pipelines and other energy transportation and production
sectors. No development will proceed unless rigorous environmental and
regulatory reviews have indicated they are safe for Canadians and the
environment. This ongoing commitment to safety and environmental protection is
part of the Government’s plan for Responsible Resource Development, which aims
to create high-quality jobs, economic growth and long-term prosperity for all
Canadians.
Pipelines are a safe, efficient and reliable way to move
Canadian oil and natural gas products to market. Between 2008 and 2013, more than
99.999 percent of oil transported via federally regulated pipelines was
carried out safely.”
Unfortunately this has to be seen as a “smokescreen” designed to
deflect attention away from TransCanada Pipelines Inc. ‘s record of shoddy
construction on the Keystone Phase 1 and Keystone XL oil pipeline projects, and
what this potentially means for the Energy East project
Page 37:-
Page 38, under “Petroleum
Industry Safety and Security” :-
As noted below, at
present we do not in fact have satisfactory assurances from TransCanada
Pipelines Inc. that the Energy East project will be “...completed in
accordance with regulations and industry standards...”.
Page 43, under “End
Notes”:-
What about “FEAR
OF THE UNKOWN” – for instance fear that there will be major accidents involving
explosions and/or leaks?
People can also
become “radicalised” when they see companies behaving like corporate bullies in
the name of cost-cutting and profits at the expense of safety of workers and
the public, by dismissing people responsible for safety for doing their jobs
properly and then making it appear that the activists who protest against such
behaviours might commit criminal acts – out of desperation, because they see
the companies apparently ignoring their concerns.
The incident in
Stittsville in October 2013, where Kurtis Benedetti was ejected from a public
meeting about the Energy East pipeline after TransCanada Pipelines Inc. complained
to the police about him displaying a
sign inside the meeting room, was a case in point.
TransCanada Pipelines Inc. have a record for bad
workmanship and improperly-done or skimped onsite inspections during
construction of the Keystone XL and
Keystone Phase 1 projects, and they will also be constructing the Energy East
project if it proceeds. They also “dismissed without cause” metallurgical
engineer Evan Vokes for
going public with his concerns after the company ignored him.
We have not seen proof that TransCanada
Pipelines Inc. have learned properly from their mistakes because they have not
apologised to Evan Vokes or compensated him for loss or earnings since his
dismissal.
Until this happens, and until we see
satisfactory proof that the company has cleaned up its internal management
practices, satisfactory assurances cannot be said to exist concerning quality
of workmanship on the Energy East project.
A FEW POINTS ABOUT EVAN VOKES
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April 30th
2015 report:
TransCanada Keystone 1 Pipeline Suffered Major Corrosion Only Two
Years In Operation, 95% Worn In One Spot
Evan vokes
comments.
This pipeline project was designed by SNC-Lavalin Inc. but on later projects Worley Parsons did/are doing/ the design work.
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