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FERC Rejects OFO Complaint Against Northwest

FERC yesterday denied a complaint in which several Nevadaindustrial shippers sought exemption from continual must-flowoperation flow orders (OFOs) on Northwest Pipeline’s system, and tobe reimbursed for the costs of complying with the OFOs. But theCommission did hold out some hope for the shippers, saying it wouldconsider proposals to provide relief from the pipeline’s constantOFOs.

January 25, 2001

Transportation Notes

Northwest issued a Declared Stage III Overrun Entitlement PeriodFriday, effective until further notice, citing “continual unauthorizeddrafting of the system resulting in excessive unrequested withdrawalsfrom Jackson Prairie” storage. The entitlement applies to deliverypoints north of the Kemmerer (WY) Compressor Station and subjectsshippers to penalties for overtakes exceeding a 13% tolerance aboveconfirmed nominations. A Stage I entitlement had been canceled on theprevious Sunday (see Daily GPI, Oct. 3).

October 9, 2000