Majeure

CIG declared a force majeure event after an unexpected outage at Kim Compressor Station, located on the Campo Lateral (CS1) constraint point. Engine components must be sent to an external repair facility, CIG said, and it estimated the station’s return to service at approximately one week. Capacity at CS1 was reduced from 414 MMcf/d to 355 MMcf/d Thursday.

Transwestern said it would complete resolution of a force majeure event at Compressor Station 2 near Flagstaff, AZ (see Daily GPI, March 18) by Thursday evening and was accepting Timely cycle nominations for Friday’s gas day on its Thoreau/West system up to the normal capacity of 1,220,000 MMBtu/d.

Transwestern said a force majeure event at Compressor Station 2 near Flagstaff, AZ, caused the station to be taken out of service for repairs during the weekend. The outage is reducing Thoreau/West system capacity from to about 1,075,000 MMBtu/d through Tuesday, the pipeline said. It expects to restore Thoreau/West to its original capacity of 1,220,000 MMBtu/d Wednesday.

ANR ended Friday the Extreme Condition that had been implemented Wednesday.

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.

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.

Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a systemwide high-inventory OFO beyond Saturday.

El Paso Corp. subsidiary Southern Natural Gas Co. (SNG) said Tuesday that the force majeure upstream of Toca at the Gate 6 platform offshore Louisiana due to a pipeline rupture remains in effect (see Daily GPI, Aug. 6; Aug. 7), potentially shutting in somewhere in the neighborhood of 600 MMcf/d of offshore production from market. Reduced gas supply for the Southeast could be problematic as the region currently bakes under some of the hottest temperatures of the year.