The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) on Tuesday said it had issued an order to TC Energy’s NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd (NGTL) to further reduce the operating pressure for the Grande Prairie Mainline gas pipeline near Edson, Alberta.
A section of the NGTL gas pipeline system in Alberta was ruptured and caught fire on April 16, sparking a wildfire in a remote area.
Last month, TC Energy said its NGTL gas pipeline system has resumed normal operations. The cause of the rupture, which sparked a wildfire in a remote part of Yellowhead County, was under investigation.
“According to the company, the additional pressure reduction will have minimal, if any, impact on end users,” the CER said.
The pressure reduction will be in place until NGTL demonstrates the Grande Prairie Mainline pipeline is safe to operate at a pressure above the restricted operating pressure outlined in the inspection officer order, The CER said.
TC Energy was not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Chris Reese)
(BOE Report Editor’s note: see the order from the Canada Energy Regulator here)