The fallout from a June products pipeline explosion in thePacific Northwest is spilling over into the realm of natural gas,with renewed calls for greater regulation, inspection and morelocal control of pipelines.
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The failure of a 7,000-horsepower motor has crippledTranswestern’s Bloomfield Compressor Station on the San JuanLateral, curtailing an estimated 100,000 MMbtu/d at 20 points. Thepipeline expects motor repairs to last until July 7.
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TransCanada yesterday was continuing to evaluate an electronicfailure on its 36-inch Western Alberta System. A tool used duringan in-line inspection run failed. Arrival of a de-watering pig atthe Knight compressor station has been delayed until about noonmountain time today. Work on the system between the Miekle Riverand Knight compressor station in northwestern Alberta began May 31,impacting receipt capacity by about 1 Bcf/d. The system should beup to regular flows again some time by Saturday, a spokesman said.The outage had been scheduled to end June 9.
Wisconsin Gas Anchors New Midwest Pipeline
Despite the recent failure of multiple pipeline expansions intonorthern Illinois and Wisconsin, CMS Energy, WICOR and Viking Gashave come up with another project they hope will finally wrest someof the marketplace from ANR Pipeline’s monopoly grip. The projectappears to have what its predecessors did not: a confirmed market.
Consumers Energy, FERC Agree on No-Fault Settlement
In a case that points up the marketplace failure of FERC’scapacity release rules, Consumers Energy and the Commission’senforcement section have come to a no-fault agreement over chargesConsumers collected payments in excess of maximum lawful rates forupstream pipeline capacity released to shippers.
Consumers Energy, FERC Agree on No-Fault
In a case that points up the marketplace failure of FERC’scapacity release rules, Consumers Energy and the Commission’senforcement section have come to a no-fault agreement over chargesConsumers collected payments in excess of maximum lawful rates forupstream pipeline capacity released to shippers.