Columbia Gas notified FSS (Firm Storage Service) customers that it has waived for February a section of the rate schedule requiring a 10% minimum withdrawal of their SCQ (Storage Contract Quantity).
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Two Ruptures Shut Down 36-inch Nova Pipeline in Northern Alberta
Two line breaks in the same pipe 15 kilometers apart on a remote section of TransCanada PipeLine’s Nova system Monday and Tuesday have shut down the 36-inch pipeline, impacting a number of customers. There were no reports of injuries in the resulting fires.
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Tennessee said Monday it was in the process of isolating the section of pipeline following discovery of a leak in the vicinity of South Pass 38. It estimated that repairs would “take a minimum of two weeks.” The South Pass 38, 39, 45 and 47 meters are affected.
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El Paso’s Line 1203, which delivers gas to the Phoenix area from the North Mainline, will have a section out of service Friday through Dec. 1. The line will be lowered to accommodate a road widening and power line relocation project in the city of Avondale. El Paso said it requested a delay to allow better coordination of the outage with customers and other pipeline operations, but the request was denied. The force majeure even will prevent about 70 MMcf/d of the usual 120 MMcf/d that flows south on Line 1203 from the North Mainline (San Juan Basin supplies) from reaching southern portions of the Phoenix metropolitan area (i.e., there will be a reduction of north to south transfer capacity of about 70 MMcf/d. Gas will be supplied to the southern Phoenix area from the South Mainline during the outage.
Widespread Heat, Screen Spur Gains at All Points
High temperatures in nearly every section of the U.S. except the Midwest and Upper Plains, along with strong energy futures, generated a run-up in gas prices at all points Monday.
Lawmaker Urges FERC to ‘Rescind’ Approval of North Baja Line
U.S. Rep. Robert Filner of California has called on FERC to rescind a Presidential Permit and Section 3 NGA Authorization for the U.S. leg of the proposed North Baja Pipeline while the agency re-opens its environmental review of the project to address the potential cross-border pollution from Mexican power plants that would be served by the natural gas line.
Bush Chooses Wood-TX, Brownell-PA for FERC
President George W. Bush put an end to a lot of anticipation at FERC last Tuesday when he announced his plans to nominate Texas regulator Patrick H. Wood III and Pennsylvania regulator Nora M. Brownell for the two vacant commissioner spots on the Commission. But the president was mum on whether Wood would replace current FERC Chairman Curt Hebert Jr.
USEA Wants Energy Issues on Front Burner
A cross-section of U.S. energy representatives last weekpresented a laundry list of initiatives that they believe the WhiteHouse, Congress and regulators must actively pursue to build up thenation’s energy inventories, which they warn are at dangerously lowlevels.
USEA Offers Advice on Energy Policy, Legislation
A cross-section of U.S. energy representatives this weekpresented a laundry list of actions that they believe the WhiteHouse, Congress and regulators must take to boost energy supplies,which they say are at dangerously low levels.
Sonat Settlement, South Georgia Plan Approved
A settlement agreement that resolves all of the outstandingissues in Southern Natural Gas Co.’s Section 4 rate case wasapproved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) lastweek. It puts in place a cost-of-service reduction of $42 million,a 12% return on equity and allows Sonat to fold the South GeorgiaNatural Gas pipeline into its own operations.