The States owns two of just seven tankers capable of using St Sampson’s Harbour, but the Sarnia Cherie, pictured, and the Sarnia Liberty have only 10 more years of service left.

THE fragility of the security of Guernsey’s energy supplies has been exposed in a new States report.

The Energy Plan outlines a number of problems in securing the island’s needs of gas, oil and electricity in the coming years as availability of non-renewable energy sources is depleted.

For example, the report states that Guernsey’s two oil importers rely on the two States-owned tankers, which have a maximum of 10 years’ service left. The vessels are two of only seven in the world which are capable of using St Sampson’s Harbour.

‘A deep water berth or similar solution must be the long term objective to ensure a selection of vessels, from different operators, are always available to supply into Guernsey,’ said the report.

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