The Federal Trade Commission has issued a proposed consent orderrequiring Shell Oil subsidiaries Tejas Energy and Transok to divest171 miles of the 690 miles of natural gas gathering lines recentlyacquired from Coastal Corp. subsidiaries in Oklahoma and the TexasPanhandle.
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Oklahoma Orders ONG’s Upstream Unbundling
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission at press time Friday was toissue its rule for upstream unbundling of the Oklahoma Natural Gas(ONG) system. The unbundling plan calls for ONG to remain aregulated utility providing distribution service. However, itsexisting services and assets upstream of the citygate – gas supply,gathering, storage, and transportation – would be separated andbrought under a new company, ONEOK Gas Transmission (OGT). Inaddition, ONG will seek upstream services through competitive bid.
Court Upholds Order 636 Rate Decision
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld two orders inwhich FERC denied a small-customer discount transportation rate toNephi, UT, a municipal distribution customer on Questar Pipeline.
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Florida Gas Transmission said Thursday it was experiencing”extremely high” linepack and that Operational Flow Orders would beissued to customers taking less than scheduled volumes. Otheroperational tools such as an Alert Day notice were also beingconsidered, the pipeline said.