Notice

El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situationThursday that will remain in effect until further notice. Thepipeline said it will limit scheduled volumes at underperforminginterconnects to insure system integrity.

Northwest gave shippers notice Friday afternoon of a potential OFOthat would take effect today “if scheduled quantities remain atroughly the same level at Kemmerer as they have for the past twodays.” The pipeline noted that customers scheduled a net 501,982 Dthto flow north through the Kemmerer (WY) Compressor Station forFriday’s gas day and a net 521,204 Dth through the Timely cycle forSaturday’s gas day. Station capacity is 474,000 Dth. The pipelinecontinued: “Cooler temperatures are forecasted for Northwest’s majormarket areas. Further, the price differences among the various supplybasins connected to Northwest’s system continue to favor gas purchasesat receipt points south of Kemmerer. Overscheduling at Kemmererrequires Northwest to withdraw from its Jackson Prairie [storage]inventory. System reliability dictates that withdrawals cannotcontinue indefinitely.” No OFO had been issued as of press time Mondayafternoon, but a Declared Stage II Entitlement (see Daily GPI, Oct. 30) remained in effect.

Alliance Pipeline said it received notice from both the NationalEnergy Board (NEB) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC) that its tariffs have been accepted as filed. Alliancecurrently expects that its in-service date will be Oct. 30. “OnOct. 9 we plan to begin operation of the electronic systems whichimplement the various business procedures outlined in the tariffs.At that time, Alliance will facilitate capacity release andassignment transactions for our shippers, with full nominationprocedures being implemented on our in-service date,” said JackCrawford, vice president of public, government and regulatoryaffairs. Alliance is designed to deliver 1.325 Bcf/d of gas fromthe gas producing regions of northeastern British Columbia andnorthwestern Alberta to the Chicago, IL, area where itinterconnects with the North American pipeline grid.

El Paso Natural Gas issued an emergency notice Monday, reportingthat the Bondad 2A turbine must be taken down to repair an oil leaktoday. The work will reduce the capacity of the station by 95MMcf/d. El Paso also said Line 1200 and 1201 are being “SmartPigged” this week on Sept. 19, 21 and 24, causing a reduction of 40MMcf/d of San Juan Basin capacity. If you have questions, callMario Montes at (915) 496-2617.

Florida Gas Transmission lifted Thursday an Overage Alert Day notice that had been implemented Tuesday (see Daily GPI, Sept. 6).

A casual observer looking back at yesterday’s natural gasfutures trading might take notice of the somewhat narrow 14-centtrading range and not-so-uncommon-lately 12.1-cent prompt monthgain and conclude that Wednesday was just another ho-hum day at theNew York Mercantile Exchange.

Florida Gas Transmission ended Friday an Overage Alert Day noticethat had been issued Aug. 24 (see Daily GPI, Aug. 25).

Florida Gas Transmission extended an Overage Alert Day (see DailyGPI, Aug. 17) through Friday untilfurther notice but again changed the tolerance for negative dailyimbalances, this time from 8% to 10%.

El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situationTuesday effective until further notice. Washington Ranch StorageField is experiencing maximum withdrawals, the pipeline said, andit will limit scheduled volumes at underperforming interconnects toensure system integrity.