After accepting limited nominations for two cycles of Sunday’s gas day, Ruby Pipeline said based on current pipeline conditions and imbalance payback quantities, it would be able to increase operationally available capacity for Monday “in excess of firm contracted capacity starting with the Evening Nomination Cycle (Cycle 2) tonight [Monday].” The return to service in excess of firm contract quantities ended the related force majeure event effective for Monday, Ruby added. See the bulletin board for other details on the pipeline’s restoration of service following a system shutdown caused Dec. 10 by a block valve yard fire in a remote area of Utah (see Daily GPI, Dec. 13).
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PG&E: ‘We’re Liable’ on Pipe Rupture, Costs Exceed $1B
Ahead of a California Superior Court hearing last week, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) publicly acknowledged liability for the natural gas transmission pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA, last year and said it would compensate all of the victims.
Transportation Notes
Citing unplanned engine maintenance at Buttermilk Compressor Station in its Southwest Gathering Area, ANR said based on high line pressures and current operating conditions it was required to reduce receipt nominations at its CenterPoint interconnect in the area to zero Tuesday through Dec. 10.
INGAA: Pipe Safety Unaffected by Fed Cutbacks
With across-the-board federal budget cuts looming in the wake of the congressional super committee’s meltdown, the current spate of natural gas pipeline safety initiatives is unlikely to be harmed, according to a Washington, DC-based spokesperson for the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA).
Pipe Safety Unaffected by Federal Budget Cuts, INGAA Says
With across-the-board federal budget cuts looming in the wake of the congressional super committee’s meltdown, the current spate of natural gas pipeline safety initiatives is unlikely to be harmed, according to a Washington, DC-based spokesperson for the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA).
TransCanada Asks Regulator to Freeze Tolls
TransCanada Corp. is seeking to freeze tolls on its natural gas Mainline at current levels until its grand design for reducing the troubled system’s charges — the proposed “business and services restructuring” — can be put into practice.
TransCanada Asks Regulator to Freeze Tolls
TransCanada Corp. is seeking to freeze tolls on its natural gas Mainline at current levels until its grand design for reducing the troubled system’s charges — the proposed “business and services restructuring” — can be put into practice.
Industry Brief
Shareholder proposals requesting information on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) practices, which received an average 30.3% shareholder support in 2010, are becoming more popular, receiving an average 40.7% support this year, according to Institutional Shareholder Services. The corporate proxy firm has proposed a policy calling on shareholders to vote for proposals requesting greater disclosure of fracking operations, including measures companies have taken to mitigate potential community and environmental impacts. Current ISS policy does not specifically address fracking-related shareholder proposals.
FERC OKs Empire-Tennessee Interconnection in New York
FERC Friday gave Empire Pipeline Inc. the green light to place into service a major interconnection on its Tioga County Extension Project to transport Marcellus Shale production in Pennsylvania to the U.S.-Canadian border.
Talisman Favoring Eagle Ford Over Marcellus
Believing natural gas and oil prices will stay at their current levels “for a while,” Talisman Energy Inc. could shift money from the Marcellus and Montney shales to the Eagle Ford Shale next year as its focuses on liquid-rich plays, CEO John Manzoni said Wednesday.