Shippers

Transco notified shippers Monday that the North Terrebonne GasProcessing Plant in South Louisiana resumed processing committedplant owner and third-party gas production as of Thursday. Theplant had suspended operations Jan. 1, a Transco spokesman said.

As of Friday, Northwest was requiring shippers with primarycorridor rights southbound through Kemmerer (WY) Station to flow upto 25% of their contract demand from receipt points north ofKemmerer. The percentage under a “must-flow OFO” was increased from15% previously (see Daily GPI, Nov. 20).

Sonat notified shippers Saturday that nine groups on its SouthGeorgia system would be under an OFO Type 22 effective Monday untilfurther notice. Cold weather and projected demand on the systemwere cited as reasons for the OFO.

Northwest notified shippers of a Declared Stage I OverrunEntitlement Period (Overrun Entitlement) that began Thursday andwill continue through the Oct. 2 gas day or until further notice.The entitlement applies to delivery points north of Kemmerer (WY)Station and subjects a Receiving Party to penalties for overtakesmore than 3% greater than its confirmed nominations. Northwestnoted it has experienced continuous drafting throughout September,resulting in low Jackson Prairie storage levels and low systemlinepack. Additionally, the large unit at Soda Springs Stationimmediately north of Kemmerer went off-line Wednesday due tomechanical problems, reducing station capacity from 470,000 Dth/dto about 430,000 Dth/d. Repairs are expected to take three to fivedays. To avoid cutting primary gas at Soda Springs, Northwest mustrely on Jackson Prairie withdrawals, necessitating the entitlement.

“Justice has been delayed far too long,” producer/shippers saidin petitioning FERC last week for expedited resolution of theircomplaint against “El Paso’s unjust and unreasonable pro ratacapacity allocation and scheduling procedures.”

“Justice has been delayed far too long,” producer/shippers saidin petitioning FERC yesterday for expedited resolution of theircomplaint against “El Paso’s unjust and unreasonable pro ratacapacity allocation and scheduling procedures.”

TransCanada PipeLines has set an open season through tomorrowfor one-year firm maximum rate capacity for 750,000 gigajoules aday from Empress to several points on its system. Bids will beaccepted for FT contracts to commence anytime between Nov. 1, 2000and March 30, 2001. The FT space is available to the Saskatchewan,Manitoba or Emerson zones, or there is 300,000 gj/d available tothe Eastern Zone (SWDA). TransCanada is not considering annualshort haul transportation in the current posting, but may do so ina future posting. Also, if long haul FT offers are made aftertomorrow’s deadline, the pipeline may initiate a new open season.TransCanada currently is not authorized to offer discounted FT, but”we’re always available to sell capacity.” Contact Keith Nelson at403-267-1691 or keith_nelson@transcanada.com for information.

El Paso sent out a request last week for potential shippers onits proposed Yuma Lateral to get their plans in order. The project,which will serve new gas-fired power generation in Sonora and BajaCalifornia, Mexico, includes a broad range of possibilities interms of size and location.

El Paso sent out a request this week for potential shippers onits proposed Yuma Lateral to get their plans in order. The project,which will serve new gas-fired power generation in Sonora and BajaCalifornia, Mexico, includes a broad range of possibilities interms of size and location.