Sonat

Five groups on the Sonat system (Birmingham Group, South MainZone 2, Atlanta Group, South Main Zone 3 and East of Wrens) becamesubject to an OFO Type 3 Monday.

Sonat said an OFO Type 3 will take effect Friday for thefollowing groups: Birmingham Group, South Main Zone 2, AtlantaGroup, South Main Zone 3 and East of Wrens. It also anticipatesallocations of interruptible capacity starting Friday for theChattanooga Group and North Alabama Group.

Sonat lifted Saturday an OFO Type 1 and force majeure associatedwith a shut-in test of its Bear Creek (LA) Storage Facility. BearCreek’s injection/withdrawal capacity was restored to 100%.

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.

Saying linepack had stabilized, El Paso canceled an UnauthorizedOverpull Penalty alert (see Daily, Aug. 11) Friday.

Sonat was unable to begin repairs Thursday as anticipated (seeDaily GPI, July 27) on a July 5 rupturein its offshore 14-inch Romere Pass Line. However, the work likelywill begin today and last 10-15 calendar days, which means the lineshould be back in service around Aug. 12 at the latest, a spokeswomansaid. An estimated 50-100 MMcf/d at five platform receipt points isbeing shut in by the outage.

Sonat said Wednesday it had gotten regulatory approval for a planto repair the July 5 rupture in its 14-inch Romere Pass Line offshoresoutheastern Louisiana (see Daily GPI, July24). Barring unforeseen problems, the pipeline hopes to begin thework today.

Due to unscheduled maintenance at its Elmore (AL) CompressorStation, Sonat expects a 5,000-horsepower unit to remainunavailable until April 9. Although no reductions were anticipatedas of Sunday, it may be necessary to cut FT on a pro rata basis,the pipeline said.

Sonat said it will try to complete valve maintenance set for todaywithout affecting production. However, if that can’t be done,production may be shut in for up to six hours at the MississippiCanyon 194, Mississippi Canyon 109, Mississippi Canyon 20 and RomerePass points. Reliant said Thursday it had lifted an operational alertlimiting capacity in the West of Amber segment in Oklahoma (see DailyGPI, March 29).