Eastern

The northern frontier on the eastern side of the continent isstepping up work on adding new supplies to the North Americannatural-gas market, along with promoters of a development andpipeline revival in Alaska and the Northwest Territories.

The northern frontier on the eastern side of the continent isstepping up work on adding new supplies to the North Americannatural-gas market, along with promoters of a development andpipeline revival in Alaska and the Northwest Territories.

Nominations exceeded capacity at NOVA’s Eastern Gate Tuesday,causing a restriction of about 270 MMcf/d, or 46% of IT capability.

Texas Eastern will replace a main line valve at the discharge ofthe Angleton Compressor Station south of Houston today andThursday, causing the shut-in of the Reliant HL&P,Amoco-Spencer Highway and Big Three Industries meters. The projectpreviously had been scheduled to start Monday, June 5. Due tovolumes currently scheduled in the South Texas/East Texas Zones,the pipeline will not accept any due-pipe nominations or supplylength in TABS-1 pools during this work.

FERC has granted Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line’s request forrehearing of the capacity-release and penalty issues related to itsproposed hourly firm transportation (HFT) service for gas-firedpower generation facilities.

FERC last week granted Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line’s request forrehearing of the capacity-release and penalty issues related to itsproposed hourly firm transportation (HFT) service for gas-firedpower generation facilities.

Some sources figured the screen’s steep drop Friday afternoonwould have a depressing effect on cash numbers Monday, but theyreckoned without the heat that began blanketing the U.S. east ofthe Mississippi River over the weekend and continued through earlythis week.

FERC last week upheld its previous orders accepting TexasEastern Transmission’s tariff provisions that require emergencyshippers, such as hospitals, to reimburse non-emergency shippersjust for the loss of firm transportation capacity — not the lossof gas supply — stemming from pro-rata curtailments.

Texas Eastern plans minor maintenance for a few hours Thursdaymorning at the Grand Chenier (LA) Station. Operators may experiencehigher than normal pressures on the West Louisiana zone’s CameronSystem, but pressures are expected to return to normal by evening.