Shipper

Florida Power and Light Co. (FPL) has signed on as the anchor shipper on a proposed Florida Gas Transmission Co. (FGT) expansion through a 25-year service agreement for 400 MMcf/d of capacity, FGT said last week.

Florida Power and Light Co. (FPL) has signed on as the anchor shipper on a proposed Florida Gas Transmission Co. (FGT) expansion through a 25-year service agreement for 400 MMcf/d of capacity, FGT said Monday.

Saying it continues to experience high due-shipper imbalances, East Tennessee Natural Gas (ETNG) issued a customer-specific Action Alert OFO that will take effect Thursday. Depending on operating conditions, ETNG said it may be required to expand the customer-specific OFO to a systemwide one. “This OFO does not affect the ability of ETNG to receive or deliver quantities of gas for scheduled nominations to any customer, storage field or pipeline,” ETNG said. “During the effectiveness of this OFO, the notified balancing parties must be balanced such that actual deliveries of gas out of the system must be greater than or equal to scheduled deliveries out of the system.”

Kern River Gas Transmission is holding an open season through Jan. 11, 2008 to gauge shipper interest in expanded firm transportation to Utah, Nevada or California on its pipeline system.

Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) shippers have accused Northern Natural Gas of limiting access to receipt point capacity at the interconnection between the REX and Northern Natural systems to REX shippers that agree to purchase a “phantom backhaul service.”

Australia-based Woodside Natural Gas announced last week it plans to be the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipper committed to using United States-flagged tankers in its proposed project for bringing supplies ashore through an underwater pipeline to a receipt point near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Woodside expects its proposed project to formally begin local and federal permitting in the next few weeks, a Santa Monica, CA-based spokesperson told NGI Tuesday.

Australia-based Woodside Natural Gas announced Monday it plans to be the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipper committed to using United States-flagged tankers in its proposed project for bringing supplies ashore through an underwater pipeline to a receipt point near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Woodside expects its proposed project to formally begin local and federal permitting in the next few weeks, a Santa Monica, CA-based spokesperson told NGI Tuesday.

FERC Thursday ruled that the high level of collateral sought by Kern River Gas Transmission from Reliant Energy Services Inc. (RES) to be a shipper on its 2003 expansion was valid, and for the most part cannot be undone.

Fayetteville shale gas producer Southwestern Energy said Friday that subsidiary Southwestern Energy Services Co. has signed a 10-year precedent agreement to be a “foundation shipper” on two pipeline laterals and related facilities proposed by Boardwalk Pipeline subsidiary Texas Gas Transmission LLC.