Disappointment has been expressed in West Clare, amid reports that a major construction project on the south side of the Shannon Estuary has been scrapped.
The Shannon LNG project would have seen a natural gas storage facliity constructed at Ballylongford in North Kerry, creating hundreds of jobs during construction and 50 more when open.
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However, it's backers have been involved in a long-running and unsuccessful battle against a 50 million euro tariff which was to be levied on it by the Commission for Energy Regulation.
Shannon LNG's parent firm Hess now says it's "refocusing its worldwide business"
