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.
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El Paso Places 502 MMcf/d Expansion in Service
El Paso Natural Gas has put in service a 502 MMcf/d expansion that provides a needed crossover between its North System and South System mainlines, similar to the already existing Havasu Crossover.
Transportation Notes
NGPL said a line failure occurred Saturday on one of its three mainlines in Washington County, KS, between Compressor Stations 195 and 106 on the Amarillo System. Repairs are under way. There was no impact to shippers due to the pipeline’s operational flexibility in the area, NGPL said.
NTSB: Derelict El Paso Corrosion Control, OPS Inspections Cited in NM Blast
The fatal explosion on one of the mainlines of El Paso Natural Gas in August 2000 was caused by significant thinning of the pipeline wall due to “severe internal corrosion,” the three-member National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded last Tuesday, citing the natural gas pipeline’s inadequate corrosion-control program and lax oversight by the federal Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) as contributing factors.
NTSB Cites Failed El Paso Corrosion Control, OPS Inspections in NM Blast
The probable cause of the fatal explosion on one of the mainlines of El Paso Natural Gas in August 2000 was “severe internal corrosion” of the line, the three-member National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded Tuesday, citing the pipeline’s inadequate corrosion-control program and lax oversight by the federal Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS).
