REGINA, Sask. — SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flaring at the Regina East Compressor Station located in the RM of Sherwood, southeast of the city of Regina.
Flaring will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Residents and drivers in the area may see a large flame being emitted from the 60-foot flare stack temporarily attached to SaskEnergy’s infrastructure at the site.
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. According to SaskEnergy, flaring is an industry standard practice that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 85 per cent compared to venting natural gas into the atmosphere.
The flare is necessary to safely remove natural gas from infrastructure prior to conducting planned maintenance on the natural gas system in the area, SaskEnergy says. Scheduled maintenance supports the safe and reliable year-round delivery of natural gas to customers across Saskatchewan, the corporation 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 City of Regina, RM of Sherwood, the local RCMP and the Regina Fire Department about this upcoming event.
