LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - UK gas storage firm Infrastrata announced on Monday that it has appointed salt cavern gas-storage specialist Evan Passaris to strengthen the company's operational team.
The AIM-traded company said the appointment has been made as work on the Front End Engineering and Design ("FEED") work programme is fully underway as part of the Islandmagee gas storage project.

A technical director with Atkins' Ground Engineering Division, Passaris has over 40 years of experience in engineering consultancy in underground gas storage, rock mechanics and geotechnics in general.

Passaris' appointment is intended to allow for the geological aspects of the FEED to be de-risked further as he has previously been involved with similar projects and comparable geology.

Graham Lyon, Chairman of InfraStrata plc, commented: "It is a pleasure to have Evan on board to assist our team as work on the FEED accelerates with Costain and DEEP KBB. Evan's extensive background will add a great deal of value to our design and studies as we look forward to preparing for the construction phase of the project."

Costain is responsible for the surface element of the project, which concerns a proposed salt cavern gas storage facility located on Islandmagee in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

As of 1630 BST, Infrastrata's shares were up 0.92% at 0.44p.

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