Southwestern

Florida Gas Transmission reported completing a maintenance projecton its East White Lake Lateral in southwestern Louisiana well ahead ofschedule and said volumes will be restored to 450,000 MMBtu/d on thelateral’s south end and to 150,000 MMBtu/d on the north end effectivewith the Nov. 24 gas day. The work originally had been expected tolast through Dec. 10 (see Daily GPI, Oct. 19).

There were very few places outside the extreme southwesterncorner of the U.S. still seeing high temperatures any greater than70 degrees Tuesday, and the growing chill was manifested in furthergas price increases. Though milder than Monday’s gains and almostnon-existent in California and parts of the Rockies, the new pricehikes were generally on either side of a dime in the Gulf Coast,Midcontinent/Midwest and Northeast. Much like the day before,Northeast citygates tended to rise the most between 10 and 14cents.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved theabandonment by Avoca Natural Gas Storage of its unfinished saltcavern storage facility in southwestern New York State. Theabandonment order issued last week follows Avoca’s bankruptcyproceedings and plans for sale of the facility to Northeastern GasCaverns LLC, a New York company.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved theabandonment by Avoca Natural Gas Storage of its unfinished saltcavern storage facility in southwestern New York State. Theabandonment order issued Monday follows Avoca’s bankruptcyproceedings and plans for sale of the facility to Northeastern GasCaverns LLC, a New York company.

Virginia Gas Co., a small integrated natural gas companyoperating in the southwestern tip of Virginia, has selectedOppenheimer Corp. as its financial advisor to conduct an evaluationof the company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and strategicalternatives available.

Virginia Gas Co., a small integrated natural gas companyoperating in the southwestern tip of Virginia, has selectedOppenheimer Corp. as its financial advisor to conduct an evaluationof the company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and strategicalternatives available.