Encana Natural Gas Inc, one of North America's largest natural gas producers, today opened the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station in Louisiana.
Located at The Relay Station in Frierson, the station will serve the fueling needs of heavy duty truck fleets, but is also open for public use (to those with an LNG vehicle and proper safety training).
"We are very pleased to be part of an innovative Canadian and American solution to expand the use of LNG. This new station is a major step towards encouraging companies to convert vehicles to run on affordable, environmentally-responsible natural gas," said Eric Marsh, executive vice-president, Encana Corporation & senior vice-president, USA Division.
In addition to the new station, Encana owns and operates four mobile LNG fueling stations and six compressed natural gas (CNG) stations. It has converted nearly half of its own fleet of field vehicles in Louisiana to run on CNG.
Encana has also retrofitted drilling rig engines to run on natural gas in its US operations, four of which now run on LNG.
Natural gas powered cars and trucks fueled with CNG or LNG operate similarly to gasoline or diesel powered vehicles, but generally have a longer operating life due to the cleaner combustion.
Converting freight trucks and commercial vehicles gives an immediate reduction in fuel costs and carbon emissions.
