Interconnect

ANR began unplanned engine repairs Wednesday at Joliet (IL) Compressor Station, reducing the total NGPL-Joliet Interconnect capacity to 90,000 Dth/d through Jan. 18. Based on current nominations, it is anticipated that the reduction will result in the curtailment of IT and Firm Secondary nominations.

Due to delays in construction activities at the Sublette (KS) Compressor Station, Northern Natural Gas will allocate the PEPL/NNG Sublette South interconnect with Panhandle Eastern to zero Friday. A return to normal operation is expected Saturday.

MRT said it will end at the start of Tuesday’s gas day a System Protection Warning that was implemented Sunday.

Adding to the reinstated interconnect points on its system, Sabine Pipe Line LLC reported that its force majeure for Meter 1552 — NGPL/Henry Hub (NGPL to Sabine) — was lifted on Wednesday and the company is accepting nominations at that location.

Florida Gas Transmission Co. (FGT) has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a 160 MMcf/d expansion downstream of an interconnect with the proposed Cypress Pipeline Project, which would bring regasified LNG to Florida from El Paso’s Elba Island LNG import terminal near Savannah, GA.

Questar said Friday it was unable to deliver to TransColorado at their Greasewood interconnect due to mechanical problems associated with the processing facility at this location. The problems were expected to be corrected by Monday, Questar said, but it was not accepting Greasewood nominations for the gas days of Saturday and Sunday. “Questar is doing everything possible to have this delivery available for the Southern System line work” that begins Monday (see Daily GPI, Aug. 10), the pipeline said.

Northwest has scheduled installation of a filter/separator at its interconnect with Questar’s Clay Basin Storage Facility for April 27-28. Physical injections and withdrawals from or to Northwest will not be possible for those gas days, Questar said.

El Paso lifting its unauthorized overpull penalty Wednesday. It also said TransColorado interconnect maintenance has been completed. The capacity through the point was raised Wednesday from 75 MMcf/d to 280 MMcf/d.

ANR is not accepting nominations at the French Lick (IN) Meter Station, an interconnect with Texas Eastern, until further notice. The station has been shut in due to measurement problems, ANR said Friday.