Based on repair progress, Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) said it is lifting a Tuesday force majeure effective for the evening cycle of Thursday’s gas day (March 3). The event affected most receipt points in the pipeline’s Zone 3 (see Daily GPI,March 2a;March 2b).
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Three Injured in Flash Fire at West Virginia Pigging Station
A flash fire Thursday evening at a pig receiving station in Tyler County, WV, injured three people and forced Eureka Hunter Pipeline to shut in a portion of its pipeline system in the area, according to parent Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.
Swampy Shut-Ins Continue in Gumbo Land
Tempers flared Tuesday evening at a meeting in the rural Louisiana town of Pierre Part as the slurry churned in an Assumption Parish swamp, but everyone in attendance was told there was no danger of a natural gas or any other kind of explosion.
Pennsylvania Governor Signs Impact Fee Into Law
Pennsylvania is on its way to officially charging a fee for Marcellus Shale drilling. Gov. Tom Corbett signed House Bill 1950 on Monday evening, giving shale gas-rich counties in the state the ability to impose a 15-year impact fee on unconventional gas wells; now it’s up to the locals.
Pennsylvania Impact Fee Becomes Law Following Three-Year Slog
Pennsylvania is on its way to officially charging a fee for Marcellus Shale drilling. Gov. Tom Corbett signed House Bill 1950 on Monday evening, giving shale gas-rich counties in the state the ability to impose a 15-year impact fee on unconventional gas wells; now it’s up to the locals.
Transportation Notes
Effective with Evening Cycle nominations (Cycle 2) for Wednesday’s gas day, Ruby Pipeline increased operationally available capacity for the Ruby West Constraint to 1,460 MMcf/d, which is the system’s total design capacity.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Go into Overtime on Impact Fee, Local Control
On the final evening of debate before state lawmakers recessed for the year, critics of a impact fee in Pennsylvania fought to increase the amount of revenue raised by the proposal.
Pipe Safety Bill Clears Senate, Heads to White House
House-passed pipeline safety legislation (HR 2845) cleared the Senate Tuesday evening by unanimous consent, and will be sent to President Obama, who is expected to sign the bill into law before the end of the year.
Tennessee Pipeline Ruptures in Mississippi
El Paso Corp.’s Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP) declared a force majeure following a rupture of a line near Batesville, MS, Monday evening.
Transportation Notes
Tennessee lifted Saturday evening an OFO Action Alert for meters on the 200 Line downstream of Station 249.