PRINCE ALBERT — SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at a block valve site, located approximately 12 kilometres northeast of the city of Prince Albert, north of Highway 55 and near the Prince Albert Pulp Mill.
Flaring will take place from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26 and Wednesday, Aug. 27, as well as from 7 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28.
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 to SaskEnergy’s customers. 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, SaskEnergy says.
The area around the flare will be supervised to ensure public safety. Residential natural gas service in the area will not be affected. SaskEnergy has notified the Prince Albert Fire Department about this upcoming event.
