Annual Report - 2001 - ARC Resources Ltd.
Annual Report - 2001 - ARC Resources Ltd.
Annual Report - 2001 - ARC Resources Ltd.
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FEATURE:<br />
commitment<br />
LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION…<br />
WHILE CREATING ADDITIONAL VALUE FOR UNITHOLDERS<br />
WITH THE STARTECH ACQUISITION IN JANUARY <strong>2001</strong>, <strong>ARC</strong> BECAME OPERATOR<br />
OF A CRUDE OIL PROCESSING FACILITY IN THE LOUGHEED AREA IN<br />
SOUTHEASTERN SASKATCHEWAN. THE BATTERY HAD A LARGE NATURAL GAS<br />
FLARE WHICH WAS GENERATING SIGNIFICANT EMISSIONS. THE <strong>ARC</strong> TEAM<br />
RECOGNIZED AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
LEADERSHIP AND, AT THE SAME TIME, AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THE<br />
MARKET VALUE OF THE HYDROCARBONS BEING FLARED. THE INSTALLATION OF<br />
SUCH A FACILITY WAS A CHALLENGE INVOLVING AN EXTENSIVE APPROVAL<br />
PROCESS REQUIRING THE INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL<br />
AUTHORITIES IN ADDITION TO THE TECHNICAL CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH<br />
THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING OF A NEW SOUR GAS<br />
PROCESSING PLANT.