Penalties

Shale Gas Bounty Tests Pipe Network During Difficult Time

Between the recent pipeline accidents near Marshall, MI, and in San Bruno, CA, and the fact that the current natural gas pipeline network was set up decades ago to serve the eastern mega-market that now is developing its own supply, the natural gas transmission sector faces a number of challenges going forward.

October 14, 2010

Transportation Notes

Pacific Gas and Electric issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Thursday on its California Gas Transmission system, setting penalties for exceeding a 5% tolerance on positive daily imbalances at $1/Dth.

October 7, 2010

Transportation Notes

Pacific Gas and Electric issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO on its California Gas Transmission system for Thursday, setting penalties of $1/Dth for exceeding a 5% tolerance on positive daily imbalances.

September 30, 2010

South Jersey Gas Fined More Than $1M for Open-Access Violations

FERC Monday approved a stipulation and consent agreement that requires South Jersey Gas Co. and South Jersey Resources LLC to pay more than $1 million in civil penalties and disgorged profits to resolve violations of the agency’s open-access transportation program, including failure to comply with shipper-must-have-title (SMHT) requirement and post capacity releases for bidding.

September 29, 2010

Transportation Notes

Pacific Gas and Electric belatedly issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Wednesday on its California Gas Transmission system, setting penalties of $1/Dth for exceeding a 6% tolerance on positive daily imbalances. The OFO was extended through Thursday with much the same conditions except that the tolerance was tightened slightly to 5%.

September 23, 2010

Transportation Notes

Pacific Gas and Electric issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Saturday on its California Gas Transmission system, setting penalties of $1/Dth for exceeding a 5% tolerance on positive daily imbalances.

September 20, 2010

Transportation Notes

Pacific Gas and Electric belatedly issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Wednesday on its California Gas Transmission system, setting penalties of $1/Dth for exceeding a positive imbalance of 8%. The OFO was extended through Thursday, when the tolerance will tighten to 5%.

September 9, 2010

Transportation Notes

Pacific Gas and Electric declared a new systemwide Stage 2 OFO for Saturday on its California Gas Transmission system, setting penalties of $1/Dth for exceeding a 5% tolerance on positive daily imbalances.

July 12, 2010

Transportation Notes

Pacific Gas and Electric issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Thursday on its California Gas Transmission system, setting penalties of $1/Dth for exceeding a 5% tolerance on positive daily imbalances.

June 24, 2010

Transportation Notes

Pacific Gas and Electric declared a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Wednesday on its California Gas Transmission system, setting penalties at $1/Dth for noncompliance with a 14% tolerance on positive daily imbalances.

June 16, 2010