Declared

Due to facility damage caused by a flash fire that occurred during a welding job at its Herscher Storage Facility (see Daily GPI, Aug. 17), NGPL declared a force majeure event at Compressor Station 201 in Kankakee County, IL. Effective Thursday until further notice the Midwestern-Kankakee interconnect is unavailable, NGPL said.

Norse Energy Corp. ASA, which early in the year had sent notices of force majeure in response to New York’s ban on permitting for drilling operations involving hydraulic fracturing (fracking), has reallocated resources to focus on Marcellus and Utica shale development in anticipation of new rules allowing the use of fracking in the state, the company said Tuesday.

Tennessee declared an Imbalance Warning Monday to enhance its operational flexibility to manage high imbalances in Zones 5 and 6. The warning requires delivery point operators in those zones to keep actual daily takes out of the system equal to or less than scheduled quantities regardless of their cumulative imbalance position, and receipt point operators to keep actual daily receipts into the system equal to or greater than scheduled quantities regardless of their cumulative imbalance position.

Southern California Gas declared a high-linepack OFO for Friday, setting the tolerance for positive daily imbalances at 10%.

Southern California Gas declared a high-linepack OFO for Friday, setting a 10% tolerance for positive daily imbalances.

Southern California Gas declared a high-linepack OFO for Saturday, setting a 10% tolerance for positive daily imbalances.

With a force majeure declared Sunday and associated constraints remaining in effect until further notice at Steele City Compressor Station (see Daily GPI, June 7), Rockies Express (REX) said it has determined that replacing the entire power turbine in lieu of only the damaged section is the most expeditious means of returning Unit #2 to service. Completion of assembling a new turbine is expected this coming Sunday, REX said. The turbine is expected to arrive on site Tuesday, and barring any unforeseen circumstances in shipping, installation and commissioning, the resumption of service at Steele City is now estimated to occur on or about Wednesday, REX said.

Southern California Gas declared a new high-linepack OFO for Wednesday, setting a 10% tolerance for positive daily imbalances.

In a belated notice early Friday Southern California Gas declared a high-linepack OFO for Friday that was extended into at least Saturday, with a 10% tolerance for positive imbalances staying in effect for both days.