Thank you, Mr. Steen. We are on page 5-17, petroleum products, operations expense. Mr. Krutko.
Debates of March 8th, 2002
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, my question to the Minister is in regard to the petroleum products division. I believe there are some three million litres of diesel fuel sitting in Fort McPherson.
I would like to ask the Minister, what is the department doing to either try to bring down that amount by allowing the communities to access it, and is there a possibility of the community of Fort McPherson being able to work out a negotiated, agreeable ability to access that fuel at a reasonable price? Thank you.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, the inventory of fuel in Fort McPherson is being used at this point in time to supply Tsiigehtchic. It is being held in case the present supplier, which is Arctic Dove out of Inuvik, cannot continue to offer a lower-priced product than we have.
We are holding it as inventory at this point in time. We are not considering any negotiated deal with Fort McPherson at this point. Thank you.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am going to have to ask Mr. Aumond if he might have that inventory figure with him.
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Aumond
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The cost of the inventory in Fort McPherson is roughly about 55 cents per litre. There are about 1.9 million litres in inventory.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I asked for the amount, not how much. Do they have the actual figure of the cost to this government for having that fuel sit in Fort McPherson? What is the cost of fuel that is presently in those tanks? I am looking for a dollar value.
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Aumond
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is roughly $1 million.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Mr. Chairman, regarding the supply of Tsiigehtchic, how much of that 4.9 million litres is going to be used by the community of Tsiigehtchic?
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Aumond
Of the 1.9 million litres in Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtchic would use roughly 300,000 of it per year.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That leaves almost 4.6 million litres. My calculation of the cost is that, even if you add it up at 50 cents per litre, that is $2 million.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
It is 1.9 million? I thought I heard him say 4.9 million. What are they going to do with the remaining amount of diesel fuel that is not being used by Tsiigehtchic?
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. I think you may have heard the wrong figures there. Mr. Aumond, could you verify that?
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Aumond
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There are about 1.9 million litres of diesel fuel left in Fort McPherson at a cost of about 55 cents per litre, roughly just over $1 million in inventory, of which Tsiigehtchic uses about 300,000 litres on average. The intent would be to supply Tsiigehtchic until that supply is fully drawn upon, and also to provide some fuel in the community of Fort McPherson should Arctic Dove not be able to supply either during freeze-up or break-up. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Can you tell me what the mark-up cost is of this fuel? You are saying it costs you 55 cents per litre. Why is it that it is being sold in the community of Tsiigehtchic at about $1.03 per litre?