The maintenance outage of Unit #7 at Princess B CompressorStation, originally scheduled for completion April 30, is nowexpected to end April 23 due to accelerated material delivery datesand additional crews on-site when possible, NOVA reported.

El Paso is holding an open season through May 12 to allowparties to express non-binding interest in FT service to marketsnear Yuma, AZ, and in the Mexican states of Sonora and BajaCalifornia Norte. System enhancements proposed by El Paso include95 miles of new pipeline and related facilities extending southfrom a Southern Mainline System interconnect near the existingWenden (AZ) Compressor Station to the international border. CallJerry Strange at (915) 496-3139 for more information.

Due to forecasts of warming weather in the Pacific Northwest,Northwest Pipeline said Tuesday it does not expect to allowon-system balancing today or Thursday.

CMS Panhandle Eastern will shut in the Glenarm 100 Line fromgates 104 to 106 for 11 days of pipe repairs starting April 19. TheNational Helium Plant will be out of service (no processing ordehydration) April 27-29 while the control system is upgraded andtested for Year 2000 compatibility. Receipt points upstream ofLiberal, KS, will be monitored for water content during the outage,and downstream delivery points should expect gas with higher Btucontent.

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