Energy Transfer LP on Thursday shut in a 0.2 Bcf/d capacity, 24-inch diameter natural gas transmission line, which moves supply from the Permian Basin, after a fire was reported before noon in a rural area of Fort Bend County, near Houston.

A company spokesperson confirmed to NGI that the fire occurred around 11:15 a.m. CT, prompting the company, which operates the system, to isolate the section and allow the blaze to burn out.

The fire on the 240-mile-long Old Ocean system occurred on the section between Maypearl and Sweeny, the spokesperson said. Local emergency responders confirmed the fire was extinguished around 12:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.

Old Ocean, shuttered from 2012 to 2018, was reopened under a 50/50 joint venture between Energy Transfer and Enterprise...