Edward Mallia is probably still loyal to his long-time buddy, Alex Sceberras Trigona.

You are being sarcastic, of course.

These are tankers you’re talking about, not plastic boats in your bath tub.

No, the point is where you’ll get the gas from. Which we’ve been told will be Algeria.

Bob-a-job, the point is that to build two ships you need more than a couple of years and Muscat’s cunning plan hinges on having a gas-fired power station by 2015.

Baxxter, I don’t expect Edward Mallia to save anybody but he has no excuse not to speak out on clear-cut environmental issues. Sitting on the fence means supporting Labour.

While on the subject of “experts” who have suddenly become silent or ambiguous in their statements, Marco Cremona is also distinguishing himself in this respect.

I asked him on Facebook why he is not expressing a clear opinion on the PL project and he said that, firstly he is not competent (!) and secondly, if someone wants him to go into it they have to pay him “handsomely”.

This is the exchange (the link in my posts was to protests in Trieste against a gas terminal):

Antoine Vella: Marco you do not seem to have gone into the implications – environmental and economic – of a regasification plant. And then there are various other connected projects and works. I suggest you go into it carefully and in depth.
http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/impresa-e-territori/2013-01-12/porto-trieste-rigassificatore-081558.shtml?uuid=Abp25cJH

Marco Cremona: Antoine, thank you for the link but I do not have the time/energy/competence to go into the PL’s plan in detail….. unless somebody (the PN?) pays me handsomely to let go of all of my other work commitments and make it worth my while – in which case I will still report on my findings as an independent advisor and I will not let anybody will put words into my mouth (unlike MEPA and the other puppet regulators).

Edward Mallia has been used and abused by successive PN administrations. I think we should realise that it is a bit rich to expect him to save their arses now.

You’re very ambitious, mandango 70.

At the Euro150,000 daily quoted for their rental, a ship would pay for itself within two years if hired for 180 days out of 365.

That is if the figures bandied about by the experts are correct.

This is what Joseph Muscat says is unprecedented.

They got their learning curve doing this one outside Rovigo.
Lead times greatly reduced.

The one we’re considering with the same stakeholders would be on Hurd Bank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvwDF8H-qlM

Makes us key players.

Which ever way you Spin,you can be certain that we are not as stupid as you think.