GUERNSEY, Sask. — SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at the block valve site located in the RM of Usborne, south of Highway 16 and approximately one kilometre west of the hamlet of Guernsey.
Flaring will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1 and Wednesday, Sept. 2, and from 7 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3.
Residents and drivers in the area may see a 40-foot flame being emitted from the flare stack temporarily attached to SaskEnergy’s infrastructure at the site.
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, says SaskEnergy.
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 RM of Ushborne and Lanigan Fire Department about this upcoming event.
