Interconnecting

Florida Gas Transmission ended a lengthy period of Overage Alert Days Saturday.

At a ceremony last Monday formally opening Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and interconnecting Creole Trail Pipeline in Louisiana, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman sharply criticized state officials who are opposing the development and construction of LNG facilities in other parts of the nation.

Cheniere Energy Inc. formally opened its Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and interconnecting Creole Trail Pipeline at a ceremony Monday in Cameron Parish, LA. The facility is the first new LNG terminal built in the U.S. in more than a quarter of a century.

Total Opal Plant tailgate nominations to interconnecting pipelines (Northwest, Kern River and CIG) will be cut by 350,000-370,000 dekatherms today due to tie-in work being performed by the operator of the Jonah Field. In conjunction with the Jonah work, Williams Field Services has scheduled a tie-in to be completed by Thursday morning, but it is not expected to required any additional reductions in nominations.

The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) still intends to press FERC for a finding of affiliate abuse and tariff violations in the El Paso Natural Gas pipeline case, said CPUC Attorney Harvey Morris (see NGI, March 5), despite El Paso Merchant Energy’s decision to turnback on May 31 most of the 1.2 Bcf/d of firm space it has held on its affiliated pipeline system.

FERC liked what it did with interconnections on the electricside so much that it figured why not try it out on natural gas. Andthat’s exactly what the Commission did last week — it issued anew policy for hooking up to the interstate gas pipeline grid.

FERC liked what it did with interconnections on the electricside so much that it figured why not try it out on natural gas. Andthat’s exactly what the Commission did yesterday — it issued anew policy for hooking up to the interstate gas pipeline grid.

FERC last week found that CNG Transmission Corp. has beenconstructing, converting and interconnecting gas storage wells atits Tioga complex in Pennsylvania without prior Commissionauthorization.

FERC last week found that CNG Transmission Corp. has beenconstructing, converting and interconnecting gas storage wells atits Tioga complex in Pennsylvania without prior Commissionauthorization.