PRINCE ALBERT — SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at a block valve site, which is located within the RM of Prince Albert, approximately five kilometres south of the Prince Albert and west of Highway 2.
Flaring will take place intermittently on Wednesday, June 4 through Tuesday, June 10.
Residents and drivers in the area may see a 40-foot flame being emitted from the flare stack temporarily attached to SaskEnergy’s infrastructure.
According to SaskEnergy, the flaring is necessary to perform maintenance work on the natural gas line system in the area and supports the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas. During this process, a portion of the gas line will be isolated from the system and natural gas will be removed from the line in a controlled burn called a flare. Flaring is an industry standard practice when natural gas needs to be removed from a line and reduces the carbon footprint of the vented natural gas by 85 per cent.
The area around the flare will be supervised and a water truck will be on site to ensure public safety. Residential natural gas service in the area will not be affected. SaskEnergy has notified the Prince Albert Fire Department and the RM of Prince Albert about this upcoming event.
