“This first station is our inaugural piece of CNG fuelling infrastructure. It represents the first step in our multi-year plan to convert a large number of the more than 1,300 trucks and passenger vehicles in our fleet to run on natural gas,” said Eric Marsh, Encana’s executive vice president for Natural Gas Economy.
The North American natural gas producer also plans to open its next four CNG stations by early 2011, two in Wyoming and Colorado and two in Western Canada, as which is part its commitment to expand the use of cleaner-burning natural gas as a transportation fuel in the United States and Canada.
In turn, Paul Sander, Encana’s vice president for Mid-Continent Business Unit, stated: “Converting our fleet to natural gas will provide a significant cost savings over the life of the vehicles. This cost advantage, combined with the significant environmental benefits, provides a compelling case for Encana to build a fuelling infrastructure.”
Source: Encana
