Transmission

FERC last week gave the go-ahead for a mostly compressionupgrade that would add 315,218 Dth/d to Columbia Gulf Transmission,restoring its system to its original certificated capacity leveland then some.

FERC last week denied Midcoast Interstate Transmission’s requestfor a limited stay of the orders giving Southern Natural Gas(Sonat) the go-ahead to build an extension of its mainline intonorthern Alabama.

FERC yesterday denied Midcoast Interstate Transmission Inc.’srequest for a limited stay of the orders giving Southern NaturalGas (Sonat) the go-ahead to build an extension of its mainline intonorthern Alabama.

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., a partner in MillenniumPipeline, has joined the growing ranks of pipeline sponsors thatare asking FERC to issue preliminary determinations (PDs) posthaste so that they can finalize shipper commitments and meet theirprojected in-service dates.

TransColorado Gas Transmission started pressuring up it Phase 2extension into western Colorado last week and expects to begintransportation services from the northern Rockies to the San JuanBasin some time next month, pending FERC approval of its ratedesign.

TransColorado Gas Transmission Co. said it would start fillingadditional portions of the TransColorado Pipeline in New Mexico andwestern Colorado today with gas as it prepares to commence Phase 2operations in February.

Portland Natural Gas Transmission System isn’t going to make itssecond start-up deadline this month, but officials are promising tobe in service in early February. The pipeline originally expected152 MMcf/d of Canadian gas would begin flowing to New Englandmarkets last November.

FERC last week rejected a proposed service agreement in whichColumbia Gulf Transmission tried to push the envelope too far bynegotiating terms and conditions of service with one of itscustomers, Entergy Louisiana Inc. (ELI)

PG&ampE Gas Transmission Texas (PG&ampE GT-T), a subsidiary of PG&ampE Corp., and Southern Union Gas Co. said last week they will continue to fight a judgement awarding franchise fees from marketer sales to the City of Edinburg, TX (Pop. 29,885). They said they will appeal a judgment handed down in the 92nd district court in Hidalgo County, TX, even though the judge reduced the award under an August 1998 jury verdict.