LEOVILLE — SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at a block valve site, which is located within the RM of Spiritwood, approximately nine kilometres northeast of Leoville.
Flaring will take place intermittently on Saturday, May 24 through Monday, June 2.
Residents and drivers in the area may see a 40-foot flame 小蓝视频 emitted from the flare stack temporarily attached to SaskEnergy’s infrastructure.
SaskEnergy says The 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.
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 Leoville and Spiritwood Fire Departments as well as the RM of Spiritwood and the Big River Office of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency about this upcoming event.
