Event

Columbia Gulf Transmission (CGT) declared a force majeure event after a tornado struck its Hartsville (TN) Compressor Station about 11:17 p.m. CST Tuesday and caused a fiery explosion. Customers were being kept whole Wednesday by use of storage supplies, but all production-area receipts were suspended until further notice, pipeline spokesman Kelly Merritt said.

El Paso’s Tennessee Gas Pipeline declared a force majeure event Wednesday night in conjunction with a “possible leak” on its TTT Pipeline segment offshore Louisiana. Six Eugene Island meters and four Ship Shoal meters were required to shut in until further notice.

Tennessee declared a force majeure event Wednesday evening due to the need to repair what a spokesman called an “apparent” leak in a line near the Eugene Island 339C platform. The 339C meter and Eugene Island 315 and 316A platforms were required to shut in until further notice. Further investigation was under way Thursday afternoon, the spokesman said.

TransColorado expects to complete repairs sometime Thursday on an unspecified force majeure event that occurred Sunday at Whitewater Compressor Station in Mesa County, CO. Flows for the gas days of Sunday and Monday were not impacted, TransColorado said, but effective Tuesday until further notice, it will limit volumes through Segments 220 and 240 to 362,000 Dth/d and 412,000 Dth/d, respectively. “At this level of scheduled quantities, AOR/IT, secondary [and] primary FT quantities are at risk of not being fully scheduled,” the pipeline said, adding that as the repairs progress, additional scheduled quantities may become available on an intraday basis. TransColorado reminded customers that maintenance at Whitewater and Dolores compressor stations is still set for Wednesday and has an additional impact on those segments. Capacity for Wednesday’s gas day through Segment 220 will be limited to 350,000 Dth and capacity through Segment 240 will be limited to 400,000 Dth.

Tennessee declared a force majeure event Friday for Compressor Station 249 in Carlisle, NY, due to the necessity of performing emergency repairs to the foundation supporting the frame of Unit 1A. If left unrepaired, this issue could result in a loss of mechanical integrity of the unit and/or a major failure resulting in an extended outage, Tennessee said. It expected to complete the repairs in seven days. Tennessee anticipates potential restrictions through a pro rata portion of Secondary in the Path nominations through Station 249 and said additional constraints may become necessary.

The growing strength of the current La Nina event will cause above-average activity during the final two months of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season and could extend the season as well, according to weather forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU).

The growing strength of the current La Nina event will cause above-average activity during the final two months of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, and could extend the hurricane season as well, according to weather forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU).

Tennessee declared a force majeure event Thursday in connection with a leak on its 527A-100 Line offshore Louisiana. See the bulletin board for a list of 12 meters that were required to shut in until leak repairs are completed.

NGPL reported a force majeure event that occurred Monday between Stations 106 and 196 in Gage County, NE, and impacted both of NGPL’s mainlines through the area. Due to heavy rains in the area, an ongoing maintenance project’s excavation has been flooded, NGPL said, and for safety reasons it immediately reduced the pressure and flows through the affected lines. In an update Tuesday, the pipeline said work is ongoing at the site to remove the water surrounding the pipelines, and inspections will take place once the water is removed. NGPL did not make any intraday scheduling reductions Monday, but said effective Tuesday until further notice, ITS/AOR and Secondary out-of-path transports through the area will not be available. Additionally, firm Primary and Secondary in-path transports are at risk of not being fully scheduled. See the bulletin board for further details.