The high barbed wire fences and strict security at Bacton are an indication not only of the need for safety on a site that handles about a third of the UK’s daily gas supplies, but also of it strategic significance to the country.
Nigel Lloyd, Bacton terminal manager for Interconnector, the dual flowing pipeline between the UK and Belgium, says it is possibly not well appreciated just how important the terminal is to the UK’s energy security.
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