There should be no major changes in the business relationship between St Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) and the Hess Terminal at Cul De Sac, now under new ownership.

So says LUCELEC Managing Director Mr Trevor Louisy following a meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 between LUCELEC and the President and CEO of Buckeye Partners Mr Clark Smith and Senior Vice President/President, International Pipelines and Terminals of Buckeye Caribbean Mr Khalid Muslih.

The LUCELEC Team included Business Development Manager Mr Victor Emmanuel and Chief Engineer Mr Goodwin D’Auvergne.

This was the first meeting between the two parties. It follows the sale of the Hess Terminal to Buckeye Partners LP. LUCELEC purchases the oil used to fuel its business from the Hess Terminal located next to its lone generating plant in Cul-de-Sac.

Mr Louisy says the meeting was very cordial with LUCELEC described as a “special local customer” of the worldwide company.

“They’ve indicated to us there are no plans to change the current business relationship that we have with the Hess Terminal. In fact, they are looking to see if there are opportunities for them to improve on the business relationship and see if there are any other areas or products or services that we may be willing to discuss with them,” says Mr Louisy.

The meeting was held at the Cul-de-Sac Power Station. Following the meeting with LUCELEC, the Buckeye Partners team were scheduled to meet with Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister, Dr. Kenny Anthony.