Advised

MRT advised shippers Tuesday that effective immediately it is not accepting nominations that create a long imbalance on its system. Customers with current long positions are expected to correct their imbalance by the end of this week and to remain in balance for the rest of July. No-notice customers were reminded that they may change their no-notice option and allow storage injections to eliminate their imbalance.

As it had advised shippers the day before, Florida Gas Transmission found it necessary to issue an Underage Alert Day notice Friday. The OFO had a 5% tolerance for positive imbalances east of Station 12 in north-central Florida.

Citing significant market area demand, Florida Gas Transmission advised shippers Friday to be watchful over the weekend for a potential Overage Alert Day notice.

Noting it had advised shippers earlier in the week about high linepack problems due to overproduction, reduced demand and limited storage injection capacity, Tennessee said Wednesday a systemwide OFO Balancing Alert will take effect with today’s gas day. Positive daily imbalances that exceed 2% (or 500 dekatherms, whichever is greater) over nominated volumes will be charged $15 plus an index price for each dekatherm outside of the designated tolerance. Penalties will not apply to negative imbalances. The OFO is expected to remain in effect until testing of the Bear Creek Storage Field is completed May 1. Tennessee also said that based on current and anticipated future conditions, its ban on 500 Leg receipts with a dew point higher than 20 degrees F. and without proof of processing will remain in effect through the end of May.

As it had advised earlier (see Daily GPI, April 20), Sonat said Friday that maintenance on facilities at Logansport, LA on the Sabine River border with Texas required that upstream production be shut in effective Saturday (April 21). The work, affecting 59 receipt points in the Logansport and Joaquin Fields, is expected to run at least through the end of April, Sonat said. The pipeline found it unnecessary to issue a systemwide OFO Type 6 for Saturday, but said the probability for long imbalances was “too close to call” for Sunday and Monday.

Northern Natural Gas declared a System Overrun LimitationThursday for all market area zones.

Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) has advised FERC that marketersEnron North America Corp. and Dynegy Marketing and Trade havedropped out of its Phase V expansion project in the wake of aFlorida Supreme Court decision in April that dealt a serious blowto the development of merchant power in the state.

Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) advised FERC last week thatmarketers Enron North America Corp. and Dynegy Marketing and Tradehave dropped out of its Phase V expansion project in the wake of aFlorida Supreme Court decision in April that dealt a serious blowto the development of merchant power in the state.

TransCanada advised shippers Friday that due to forecasts ofwarmer than normal weather in the Eastern Delivery Area, diversionsand IT to the South West Delivery Area might be curtailed over theweekend and possibly into this week, depending on marketconditions. Diversions from Niagara and Chippewa would be excluded,the pipeline said.