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EIG and Fluxys completed the acquisition of Enagás and OMERS Infrastructure’s respective stakes

Publicado el: July 21st, 2022 Por Sebastián Silva Sin comentarios

Today, Thursday, July 21, 2022, and after meeting the conditions required for the transaction, the companies EIG and Fluxys have completed the acquisition of Enagás and OMERS Infrastructure’s respective stakes, representing 80% of the GNL Quintero share capital.

EIG and Fluxys are companies with extensive international experience in the management of energy infrastructure, including LNG and natural gas, renewable energy and green hydrogen, and their participation in GNL Quintero plays a strategic role in the security and diversification of the country’s energy matrix in its transition to a clean economy.

For more information, we leave the press releases published by the parties involved.

 

Fluxys press release

Enagas press release

GNL Quintero, Acciona Energía and Enagás to implement joint green hydrogen project on Quintero Bay

Publicado el: September 2nd, 2021 Por Ignacio Nazif Sin comentarios

QUINTERO BAY, 19 AUGUST 2021. GNL Quintero, ACCIONA Energía and Enagás have formed a partnership for the construction of an electrolysis plant on Quintero Bay to produce green hydrogen from water (H2O), using renewable electricity. The “Green Hydrogen Quintero Bay” project seeks to provide a clean and sustainable energy alternative, contributing to the decarbonization of Chile’s energy matrix and the environmental recovery of the Puchuncaví and Quintero municipal districts in the Valparaíso Region.

The plant will be located in the GNL Quintero regasification terminal. With a nominal power of 10 MW, it will initially produce around 500 t/year, which will gradually increase depending on demand for green hydrogen in the area. The project envisages an estimated investment of 30 million dollars.

Green hydrogen is produced through an electrolysis process, which separates water molecules into hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) molecules, using electricity from 100% renewable sources. This guarantees that the fuel is produced without generating emissions, making it an inexhaustible, clean and sustainable energy resource, which will be available to contribute to the decarbonization of Chile’s energy matrix. In this, the project will be drawing on ACCIONA Energía’s extensive experience in generating solar and wind energy in Chile.

Uses of the green hydrogen produced include the replacement of other fuels (coal, diesel, etc.) in numerous industrial and mining processes and in ports, either alone or blended with natural gas, as well as, for example, in transportation applications. In the future, it could be injected into natural gas distribution networks for industrial or residential consumption in different parts of the country.

Referring to the project, the General Manager of GNL Quintero, Antonio Bacigalupo, pointed out that, “GNL Quintero arose as a country project to contribute to Chile’s energy security, which has been achieved in the very diverse energy stress scenarios that the country has faced over the last 12 years. Today, to address the challenge of decarbonizing the energy matrix, we are putting our experience with LNG and operational knowledge at the service of this new Green Hydrogen project for central Chile. GNL Quintero’s operation is recognized for its commitment to sustainability and its high environmental and community development standards, and we believe that this initiative offers Quintero and Puchuncaví an opportunity to advance in solving the area’s environmental challenges so that the Quintero Bay can continue to contribute to the country’s development from a sustainable perspective.”

José Ignacio Escobar, Director General for South America at ACCIONA Energía, indicated that, “We are very enthusiastic about the joint work we are undertaking through this project. We have the necessary strengths to make this project the spearhead of the development of green hydrogen production in Chile to which we will contribute our international experience in the production of sustainable energy and the development of resilient infrastructure.”

José Antonio de las Heras, Country Manager Chile at Enagás, noted that, “This project means taking a further step in our commitment to renewable gases (green hydrogen and biomethane) as an energy vector of the future and enables us to take advantage of our experience as an infrastructure company. We are convinced that Chile has unique competitive factors that will allow it to play a key role in the development of green hydrogen, so we are committed to the project to the maximum.”

GNL Quintero, ACCIONA Energía and Enagás have joined forces to implement the “Green Hydrogen Quintero Bay” project in order to put their experience in the production of clean fuels and the operation of energy infrastructure at the country’s disposal and, in this way, support this market’s development in line with Chile’s National Green Hydrogen Strategy. Their aim is to facilitate the availability of this new fuel’s benefits and the development of an industry to position the country as an international leader in the production of this clean fuel.

International experience.
Internationally, ACCIONA Energía and Enagás are building Spain’s first green hydrogen plant in the Balearic Islands. The “Power to Green Hydrogen Mallorca” project aims to deploy the necessary infrastructure for the development of a renewable hydrogen ecosystem in Mallorca and has received 10 million euros in funding from the European Commission’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU).

The “Green Hysland” project will generate, distribute and use at least 300 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year in Mallorca, reducing the island’s annual CO2 emissions by up to 20,700 tons. As well as having European funding, the initiative comprises 30 partners from 11 countries: nine from the European Union, Chile and Morocco. Chile’s participation in this project is being channeled through the H2 Chile Association in order to foster the transfer of technology to Chile from projects that are already being implemented.

GNL Quintero maintained operational excellence in 2020, thanks to measures to address the pandemic

Publicado el: June 18th, 2021 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

In 2020, the maintenance of an efficient, reliable and sustainable operation and the protection of its employees in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic were the priorities of GNL Quintero, which has presented its Sustainability Report, providing an account of its different areas of action during the year.

One of the Company’s principal operational achievements in 2020 was that, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, it achieved a plant availability of 99.4% and a reliability of 98.6%, reflecting ongoing operational excellence amid an important health contingency.

The Sustainability Report notes that the Terminal supplied 2,362 million Sm3 of natural gas and 475,495 m3 of LNG. This represented a 6.1% increase on the energy supplied in 2019. The operation contributed to the use of natural gas to generate 18% of the power produced in the National Electricity System.

All these figures show that the high availability, reliability, efficiency and flexibility of GNL Quintero’s operation, together with the environmental advantages of LNG, are making a concrete contribution to Chile’s transition towards a cleaner energy matrix.

Natural gas also has short and medium-term advantages over other alternatives such as green hydrogen and energy storage which, albeit important and with great potential, are not yet fully technically and economically developed. As a result, it is natural gas that is called on to provide the system’s security and stability.

In 2020, the Terminal continued to operate cleanly and apply very high environmental management standards, without registering incidents with environmental consequences. Indeed, GNL Quintero’s emissions in 2020 accounted for less than 0.1% of the SOx, NOx and PM emitted by all the sources on the Quintero Bay.
These positive results were achieved thanks to the commitment and vocation of all the Company’s employees who, in the face of the health crisis caused by the pandemic, efficiently adopted new health protocols and work dynamics. As a result, no work-related coronavirus infections were reported during the year when over 1,700 preventive tests (PCRs and antigen tests) were carried out.

The Company was also concerned about the pandemic’s effects on the community and implemented a series of projects to support both health management, donating filters for the special masks of staff at the Quintero Hospital, and the community’s economic recovery. In the latter case, together with the municipal government and the local Chamber of Commerce, it implemented Compra en Quintero (Buy in Quintero), a virtual show window for the area’s retail businesses.

To read or download GNL Quintero’s Sustainability Report, click here.

Quintero Community Fund supports 30 new projects with a focus on reactivation

Publicado el: December 11th, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

A total of ten social organizations, 12 SMEs from the culinary and tourism sectors and eight individuals from sports and the arts obtained grants in the 2020 bid for financing from the Quintero Community Fund, established over a decade ago by GNL Quintero and ENEL Generación Chile.

The community projects include initiatives such as the installation of ticket dispensers to streamline access to medical attention at Quintero’s Adriana Cousiño Hospital and the acquisition of emergency supplies for the Red Cross and the Quintero Fire Service.

In the case of SMEs in the culinary and tourism sectors, hit this year by the crisis caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of projects involve the construction of outdoor seating space, the implementation of health measures and investment in advertising in a bid to restart this important economic activity in a safe manner.

The grants to talented individuals went to six athletes: the skaters Antonella Araya and Camila Medrano, the bodyboarders Anais Velis and Renato Arellano, the footballer Bastián Pinnola and the tennis player Martina Villarroel. In the arts, the pianist Benjamín Bustos and, in the audiovisual field, Vicente Mena also obtained grants.

“This year, we wanted to make an additional effort and support SMEs in the culinary and tourism sectors because we know how difficult it has been for them and want to contribute to their reactivation, especially now that the high tourist season is beginning,” said Alfonso Salinas, GNL Quintero’s Sustainability Manager.

Antonella Pellegrino, Sustainability Manager at ENEL Chile, added that “today, more than ever, in the complex context created by the ongoing pandemic, these initiatives play a fundamental role for the local economies and, in order to look to the coming months with more optimism, strengthen the enterprises and the talented winners in sports and the arts.”

With this latest bid, in which the support provided amounts to some 40 million pesos, the Quintero Community Fund has already supported 482 community initiatives in its 12 years of existence, investing more than 570 million pesos to contribute to the municipal district’s social development.

The full list of grants is as follows:

ECONOMIC REACTIVATION, CULINARY AND TOURISM SMES

PROJECTS OF EXCELLENCE

On Sunday, November 29, the plant at the GNL Quintero Terminal will shut down for scheduled maintenance

Publicado el: November 29th, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

On Sunday, November 29, the plant at the GNL Quintero Terminal will again shut down as part of its annual maintenance program.

Unlike the shutdowns on November 7 and 15, this shutdown will begin at 08:00 and will have an estimated duration of 12 hours. The reception and unloading of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the dispatch of natural gas to the pipeline network and the loading of trucks with LNG will also be interrupted.

Although this total plant shutdown will be shorter, it is possible, since processes will be halted, that the Terminal flame may be lit intermittently, particularly during the afternoon.

It is important to remember that the flame is lit to burn off the excess natural gas that is generated. This produces a visible flame but, as we have explained previously, causes practically no emissions and does not generate black smoke because natural gas burns very cleanly. In addition, the flame’s use is permitted under our Environmental Qualification Resolution (RCA) and is envisaged in the GNL Quintero Operational Plan approved by the environmental authorities.

Scheduled maintenance shutdowns are part of an improvement program to enable us to continue ensuring a clean operation, with high reliability and safety standards, through which to supply LNG and natural gas to central Chile.

All the work is carried out under strict safety measures and the permanent supervision of specialized technical teams. These activities have also been duly coordinated with the energy sector authorities and our clients.

GNL Quintero inaugurates virtual tour of air quality monitoring station

Publicado el: November 19th, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

In a bid to increase transparency and community participation in environmental issues, GNL Quintero has launched a virtual tour of its air quality monitoring station in the center of Quintero.

The tour includes the outside and inside of the station, which is operated by SGS, a company that specializes in this field. Information is displayed on each of the instruments in the station, explaining their use.

GNL Quintero’s Assistant Corporate Affairs Manager, Felipe Manríquez, indicated that “we believe that a technically robust and reliable network of monitoring stations is necessary for the sustainability of the Quintero Bay and this project certainly points in that direction because it provides a new opportunity to inform the community about this infrastructure that is so important for the area and explain how it works.”

The initiative also represents a resumption, now in virtual form, of the plan of community visits to the station, which began in 2019 but was interrupted by the pandemic. On this, Felipe Manríquez reported that “we expect to resume the program of in-person visits once health conditions permit.” To take the virtual tour, click here click here and follow the instructions.

A second plant shutdown for scheduled maintenance at the GNL Quintero Terminal will take place on Sunday

Publicado el: November 13th, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

The second total plant shutdown for scheduled maintenance at the GNL Quintero Terminal, initially planned for this Saturday, November 14, will now take place on Sunday, November 15, starting at 06:00. The shutdown will last approximately 20 hours.

This implies an interruption of the reception and unloading of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the dispatch of natural gas to the pipeline network and the loading of trucks with LNG.

Scheduled maintenance shutdowns are part of an improvement program to enable us to continue ensuring a clean operation, with high standards of reliability and safety, through which to supply LNG and natural gas to central Chile.

Given the duration of the shutdown, it will be necessary – as in the shutdown on Saturday, November 7 – to use the Terminal’s flame intermittently to burn off the excess natural gas that is generated. This produces a visible flame but causes practically no emissions and does not generate black smoke because natural gas burns very cleanly. In fact, if the flame were permanently alight, the resulting sulfur dioxide and particulate matter emissions would represent a tiny fraction (less than 0.5%) of the total emissions generated on an average day by the other sources around the Quintero Bay.

It is important to note that the flame’s use during both shutdowns is permitted under our Environmental Qualification Resolution (RCA) and is envisaged in the GNL Quintero Operational Plan approved by the environmental authorities.

All the work is carried out under strict safety measures and the permanent supervision of specialized technical teams. These activities have also been duly coordinated with the energy sector authorities and our clients.

Quintero Community Fund invites online bids and includes new line for tourism and culinary sectors

Publicado el: October 9th, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

The Quintero Community Fund, established by GNL Quintero and ENEL Generación to support the municipal district’s social organizations in the implementation of their projects, has launched its annual bid for grants. Given the health contingency, the process will take place 100% online.

In its more than ten years of existence, the Fund has financed 460 citizen initiatives, investing a total of more than 540 million pesos and benefiting over 200 local organizations, in fields such as sports, culture, education, the environment, renewable energies and urban spaces.

The initiatives that received funding in the previous award in 2019 included a new waiting room for the Ventanas Family Health Center (CESFAM); the removal and replacement of roofing with asbestos from a sector of Quintero’s Colegio Inglés school; the acquisition of new equipment for the Quintero and Puchuncaví Fire Services; a football training meeting for children; and a new version of the Quintero Une Fronteras (Quintero Unites Borders) Folklore Festival.

The Quintero Community Fund comprises two different types of funding to which organizations can apply, depending on the nature of the project:

Since 2019, it has also included a line of financing for individuals or groups who stand out in the arts, the humanities, sports or science (line of excellence).

In light of the need to reactivate the local economy in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the new awards will include a line of financing to support SMEs in the culinary and tourism sectors, offering grants of up to 1 million pesos.

The closing date for applications is October 23. The application form and the term sheet can be downloaded from:

Video instructivo para la postulación online (pymes)

Video on how to apply online (organizations)

For additional information, write to fondosquintero@gmail.com or whatsapp +56939342954

GNL Quintero supplied 64% of central Chile’s natural gas in 2019

Publicado el: July 29th, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

In 2019, GNL Quintero continued to supply natural gas and LNG to central Chile, doing so through a reliable, responsible and sustainable operation. This is reflected in its latest Sustainability Report which shows that, in 2019, the Company supplied 3,036 million Sm3@9300 kcal of natural gas by pipeline and 561,000 m3 of LNG by tanker truck, accounting for 64% of the natural gas distributed in central Chile and maintaining an average 99.7% availability and an average 98.4% reliability. In addition, it set a new record for the loading of LNG into tanker trucks, reaching an average of 35 trucks/day.

The Company was also an important factor in the 18% of the power produced in the National Electricity System from natural gas, up by three percentage points on the previous year.

In 2019, the Terminal continued to operate cleanly and apply very high environmental management standards, without registering incidents with environmental consequences. Thanks to its closed-circuit operation, atmospheric emissions were minimal, representing less than 0.1% of the SOx, NOx and PM emitted by all sources on the Quintero Bay.

On safety and prevention, GNL Quintero stands out for the 1 million man-hours worked in 2019 without accidents.
The Company has continued to strengthen its relations with the community through initiatives that included a plan of visits to the Terminal through which 380 neighbors from Quintero were able to get to know the installations and their operation. In 2019, the Company also launched a program of visits to the air quality monitoring station in the center of Quintero to enable people to see its operation firsthand. As part of the Quintero Vive (Quintero Lives) urban improvement program, work also began on two new social investment projects: the Casma Street Stairway in Loncura and the Ritoque Beach Universal Access project, which is nearing completion.

To read or download GNL Quintero’s Sustainability Report, click here.

Special filters for respirator masks at Adriana Cousiño Hospital

Publicado el: April 8th, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

On Wednesday, GNL Quintero donated a series of special filters for the new respirator masks of the professionals and support team at the Adriana Cousiño Hospital in Quintero. This occurred in the context of the spread of Covid-19 of which there are over 200 cases in the Valparaíso Region.

This donation followed the Company’s efforts, together with the hospital’s directors, to find a solution to one of its most urgent requirements in the face of the health crisis.

The special filters, which meet the necessary sanitary standards, will protect the hospital’s emergency personnel for at least two months, alleviating the need for medical supplies to provide optimum care for patients in the Quintero municipal district during what is expected to be the most critical period of Covid-19 cases.

Alfonso Salinas, GNL Quintero’s Sustainability Manager, indicated that “we made this contribution because, in our permanent commitment to Quintero and its people, we understand that the main task today is to strengthen the health teams so they can provide the best possible response to Covid-19 cases in the district. We hope this will ease the burden on the healthcare workers who, at this time, are an example of a vocation for service. We are convinced that this battle to beat the coronavirus will be won by all of us together. For our part, we continue working, with all the hygiene and prevention measures, to guarantee the supply of energy to hospitals, homes and industries in different parts of the country.”

Dr. Daniela Siegmund, the hospital’s director, pointed out that “we have to work in a network and that means working with the advisory council, the municipal government, the community and companies to be able together to respond to the population. This is not the time to work individually; instead, we have to seek all the resources that all the parties can contribute in order to address the coronavirus in the best possible way.”

This donation is in addition to the Company’s recent donation of an electrocardiogram, rehabilitation equipment and data or projection equipment through a grant from the Quintero Community Fund to the Advisory Council of the Adriana Cousiño Hospital.

Information on measures in response to the spread of Covid-19

Publicado el: March 17th, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

Given the evolution of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in our country, we would like to report that, at GNL Quintero, we have adopted a series of measures to protect the health of our employees, contractors, collaborators and the general population.

We are focusing on the reinforcement of hygiene and cleaning measures at our installations and the implementation of social distancing for our employees. The measures we are taking include remote work, the suspension of in-person meetings (replacing them with telephone communication or videoconferences), the implementation of “isolation” and “minimum distance” work protocols (without physical contact) for tasks at the plant and the suspension of visits to the Terminal and travel by our personnel. In this, we will closely follow guidelines that include those issued by the Health Ministry.

To date, there are no confirmed positive cases at the Company.

Through the measures we are taking, we are also seeking to maintain the continuity of our operation and the supply of clean and safe energy to industries, businesses and households in central Chile.

GNL Quintero renews collaboration agreement with Quintero Fire Service

Publicado el: February 7th, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

As has become the tradition over the past six years, GNL Quintero and the municipal district’s Fire Service recently renewed an agreement that implies commitments on both sides.

Under the agreement, GNL Quintero will make an annual contribution of 5 million pesos to the Fire Service. In addition, it will invite members of the Fire Service to the Terminal to inform them about the operation’s characteristics, its fire protection system and different matters related to safety. It will also provide places on a course, taught at the Santiago Fire Service’s facilities in the city’s Colina district, on the prevention and fighting of fires involving LNG.

For its part, the Fire Service has undertaken to conduct training sessions in Quintero schools on topics such as first aid and leadership for emergency evacuation. It will also collaborate with GNL Quintero in emergency drills at the Company’s facilities, inspect the Terminal’s physical fire protection and evacuation system and provide training for the Company’s own Fire Brigade.

GNL Quintero’s Sustainability Manager, Alfonso Salinas, indicated that “the work we have undertaken with the Fire Service has been very beneficial for us because we not only help each other to advance on safety issues, but also extend this to the residents of Quintero so that we can build a culture of safety together.”

The agreement forms part of the Company’s permanent work with the Fire Service under its commitment to safety at all levels. In previous years, this collaboration has been reflected in the donation of specialized vehicles, financial contributions and equipment, benefiting the Fire Service’s capacity to address emergencies in the municipal district.

Quintero Community Fund to support more than 20 new projects

Publicado el: January 21st, 2020 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

Twenty-two projects in fields such as the environment, safety, sports and culture were awarded grants for a total of 44 million pesos from the Quintero Community Fund in a ceremony held in the town’s Coloane Hall.

The initiatives include the implementation of a new waiting room at the Ventanas Family Health Center (CESFAM);.
As in previous awards of grants, the initiatives included not only projects presented by community organizations, but also Support for Talent grants for residents of Quintero who have excelled in different fields.

The triathlete Sandra Palma obtained a grant for the acquisition of a high-end bicycle for her competitions while the bodyboarder Renato Arellano received financing for travel to different competitions and the regional cueca dance champion Ruth Molina received support for the acquisition of costumes for different competitions.

With these awards, the Quintero Community Fund has already supported 462 projects presented by the community, investing more than 540 million pesos to contribute to the municipal district’s social development.

GNL Quintero’s Sustainability Manager, Alfonso Salinas, stressed that “we are very happy to be able to contribute to the materialization of ideas and projects that arise from community organizations themselves and to support residents of the district who stand out in different disciplines and fill Quintero with pride. There is a lot of talent in the district and, as companies, we want to contribute to its maximum development.”

Antonella Pellegrini, ENEL Chile’s Sustainability Manager, indicated that “this initiative, which is part of our community relations plans, shows that, through collaboration between the community and the company, we can obtain great benefits for the territories’ development, installing capabilities and permitting the implementation of projects that improve the quality of life, thanks to a virtuous alliance for the creation of shared value.”
The beneficiaries received guidance from both companies throughout the application process, helping them to develop their idea, improve the design and establish compliance indicators.

Details of the initiatives benefited in the second half of 2019 are as follows::

IMPACT GRANTS (up to 6 million pesos)
Las Ventanas Health Council for the implementation of a new waiting room at the Ventanas Family Health Center (CESFAM)
Colegio Inglés, Quintero, for the removal and replacement of roofing with asbestos in the area of the school’s dining hall
Quintero Fire Service for the acquisition of self-contained breathing apparatus and a thermal camera to improve response to emergencies in the municipal district.

DEVELOPMENT GRANTS (up to 3 million pesos)
Quintero Zumba Group for its project of itinerant Zumba classes on Quintero beaches from Friday to Sunday in January and February 2020
Junior Football Sports Group for financing for the third version of the We Are All Champions junior football meeting
Alianza Sports Club for a project to improve training and competition equipment, supporting work with the divisions of this amateur football club in the municipal district

Quintero Capoeira Group for the acquisition of implements to improve conditions for the practice of capoeira by the children, young people and adults who make up the organization
Quintero Náuticos Cetáceos Sports Club for the implementation of a complete program of maritime activities and education, with theoretical-practical courses open to the community
Tradiciones Folklore Group for the acquisition of musical instruments such as a keyboard, electro-acoustic guitar, bass and cymbals
Danza Nuestra Folklore Group to help finance the 11th version of the Quintero Une Fronteras International Folklore Festival to be held in March and April 2020
Félix Sanfuentes Neighborhood Association for the construction and installation of garbage containers for community use at various points in the area served by the Association
Nueva Serena Neighborhood Association for the acquisition and installation of a 20-foot container to serve as a warehouse
Puchuncaví Fire Service for the acquisition of a rescue stretcher, rescue platform and cordless saber saw kit to complete the equipment of its vehicle rescue unit

Municipal Union of Neighborhood Associations for a project to finance the design and printing of maps of the Quintero municipal district showing different public services, such as fire companies, health centers, police stations and neighborhood associations, with their respective geographical location.

SPONSORSHIP GRANTS (up to 500,000 pesos)
Claro de Luna Seniors Center for equipment to improve its kitchen
Roberto Parrague Neighborhood Association for the renovation and acquisition of kitchen implements and utensils for its center
Nueva Primavera Seniors Center for the acquisition of wool and cotton for use by its members for handicrafts.

SUPPORT FOR TALENT GRANTS
Sandra Palma (triathlete) for the acquisition of a high-end competition bicycle to support the participation of this outstanding triathlete in different regional and national events

Renato Arellano (bodyboarder) to finance his travel to various municipal, regional, national and international bodyboard competitions

Ruth Molina (regional cueca dance champion) to support the acquisition of costumes to allow her to continue participating in municipal, regional and national championships

Gerardo Bernal (member of Chile’s senior padel team) to help finance his participation in an international event
Don Orione School to co-finance the participation of a delegation of students and teachers in an international robotics championship to be held in China.

Residents of Loncura to have a new lookout point and stairway to the coastal promenade

Publicado el: December 16th, 2019 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

A new tourist lookout point will be built over the next few months, along with the renovation of the stairway connecting Loncura with the coastal promenade, benefiting the residents of this traditional sector of Quintero.
The project seeks to create an important new urban landmark for the community, improving connectivity for local residents and creating an important tourist attraction, taking advantage of an unparalleled view over all the Quintero Bay.

The renovation of the stairway on Loncura’s Casma Street and the new lookout point are a project on which Copec, Codelco Ventanas, GNL Quintero and the area’s neighborhood associations have been working for several months.
Graciela Bustamante, a resident of Loncura, indicated that “for me, this is a really great thing because I have been here since this was a little wooden stairway, down which we fell several times, and I haven’t used it for quite a while because of the state it was in.” Similarly, Carlos Gallardo, president of the Union and Progress Neighborhood Association, commented that “this project, as well as improving the setting, will also improve the quality of life of many people, so it will be fantastic.”

The community will play an active role in the project’s design since, through direct and online surveys, its members will be able to establish their priorities for this new urban landmark. Felipe Manríquez, representing the companies participating in the project, pointed out that “the idea is that everyone can see the project, get to know it and express an opinion about its development, both on social networks and by answering the surveys through the QR codes that will be installed on panels in the five neighborhood associations. The call, therefore, is to participate.”

The project is expected to be completed in the first half of 2020 and is the first of a number of urban improvement projects in the area that have arisen from joint work between the community and local companies in the framework of the Quintero Vive (Quintero Lives) initiative.

Sustainability Report 2018 underscores GNL Quintero’s commitment to the excellence and reliability of the operation

Publicado el: May 30th, 2019 Por admin_lfi Sin comentarios

2018 was marked by the socio-environmental crisis experienced in Quintero and Puchuncaví, a situation that generated a new stage in the relationship between the community and the companies with operations in the area. In response, we redoubled our efforts to strengthen the ties we have built with our neighbors, based on a genuine commitment to their development and quality of life.

In the case of its operating results, GNL Quintero supplied 3,036 million Sm3@9300 kcal of natural gas by pipeline and 561,000 m3 of LNG by tanker truck, with an average availability of 99.7% and an average reliability of 98.4%. It also set a new record for the loading of LNG into tanker trucks, reaching an average of 35 trucks/day.
In the last quarter of 2018, natural gas shipments through the gas pipeline from Argentina were resumed. However, dispatch of natural gas from the Quintero Terminal to Argentina was important during the winter months, reaching 105 million Sm3@9300 kcal.

The Company was also an important factor in the 15% of the power produced in the National Electricity System from natural gas in 2018.

In the case of safety and prevention, employees received an average of 18 hours of training on health, safety and environmental matters in 2018 while total training per person reached an average of 60 hours.

On sustainability, which is one of the pillars of the Company, it signed a clean production agreement (APL) and, thanks to reuse measures, reduced the waste sent to a landfill by 12.25%. It also maintained its Gold category Seal of Energy Efficiency, awarded by the Energy Ministry.

In addition, in line with its objective of reducing any gender gap, the Company joined the Alliance for Gender of the PROhumana Foundation.

The Sustainability Report is available on GNL Quintero’s website (www.gnlquintero.com) and can be viewed or downloaded here.