TransGas, the pipeline subsidiary of SaskEnergy, will be doing construction on its six-inch transmission pipeline between the TransGas Station near the Battlefords District Care Centre in Battleford and Red Pheasant First Nation Thursday.
This work is required to perform routine pipeline inspection and maintenance, according to SaskEnergy.
TransGas will release natural gas from the pipeline in a controlled burn called a flare. While the pipeline will be isolated from the remainder of the system, SaskEnergy says flaring is required to remove the remaining gas from the line before construction can begin. The Crown corporation says Flaring is an industry standard procedure when natural gas needs to be released from a pipeline and reduces the carbon footprint of the vented natural gas by 85 per cent.
The controlled flare will take place Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents in the Town of Battleford, along with residents in the City of North Battleford with a view of the Saskatchewan River along Poundmaker Trail and Riverside Drive will see the flares of up to 30 feet being emitted from 40-foot flare stacks temporarily attached to valves at either end of this section of pipeline. The area around the controlled flares will be blockaded to ensure public safety.
TransGas has co-ordinated this work with local emergency responders. There will be no disruptions of natural gas service to TransGas or SaskEnergy residential, business or industrial customers in the area during this process.
