Power to the people
ENERGY is what we need, what we worry about when it comes to price and why the south bank is showing its mettle again when it comes to industry.
The announcement in Houston this week that a mighty £210-million is to be ploughed into the Humber plant is a major win for the Humber.
Let's not forget that ConocoPhillips is a totally global company. It is not confined to the refinery here, the UK or even Europe. There are huge developments in the middle east and the major plants it has on its home patch, as well askink ups wuith companies in Australia.
So with this in mind it is a huge compliment to Immingham that it has gained this investment, and while permanent jobs are not the issue, it is the galvanising of the whole operation, the strengthening of what exists that puts a smile on those who watch our economy.
With biomass in the pipeline for Stallingborough, and plans floating about from existing power stations here to do more, energy is well and truly being added to the exciting portfolio of clusters this bit if Britain is right to boast about.
Let's just hope with all this generation on our doorsteps, we can avoid the power cuts that plague us from time to time... I hate for you not to be able to read this blog!