Unauthorized

Trunkline, ANR Ordered to Stop Unauthorized Restrictions on Gas Quality

FERC on Wednesday said both Trunkline Gas and ANR Pipeline have misused “critical notices” and operational flow orders (OFOs) to impose stricter quality limits for natural gas accepted into their systems, and ordered the two pipelines to stop the practices.

January 5, 2004

Transportation Notes

El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation Sunday, saying its Washington Ranch storage facility was at maximum withdrawal.

December 30, 2003

Transportation Notes

El Paso ended Saturday an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty alert that had been declared three days earlier.

December 16, 2003

Transportation Notes

El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation Tuesday, saying its Washington Ranch storage facility was experiencing maximum withdrawals. To insure system integrity, the pipeline planned to limit scheduled volumes at underperforming interconnects.

October 22, 2003

Transportation Notes

El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation late Monday afternoon, saying its Washington Ranch storage facility was experiencing maximum withdrawals. “To insure system integrity, El Paso will place limits on scheduled volumes at interconnects that are underperforming,” the pipeline added. El Paso also said it has not determined how long the Alamo Lake Station’s #2 turbine will be down for unscheduled repairs. The outage reduced capacity of the Havasu Crossover 145 MMcf/d effective with nominations for Cycle 4 Monday and Cycle 2 Tuesday until further notice.

October 1, 2003

Transportation Notes

El Paso lifted Tuesday an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty notice that had been issued Sunday.

August 13, 2003

Transportation Notes

Saying its Washington Ranch storage facility was experiencing maximum withdrawals, El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation Sunday. The situation was still in place Monday until further notice, the pipeline said. To insure system integrity, it will limit scheduled volumes at interconnects that are underperforming.

August 12, 2003

MMS Reaches $49M Illegal Flaring Settlement With Shell

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) last week reached a $49 million settlement agreement with Shell Oil Co. on unauthorized flaring or venting of large volumes of natural gas at its Auger platform and other facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.

August 11, 2003

MMS Reaches $49M Illegal Flaring Settlement With Shell Oil

The Minerals Management Service said Tuesday that it has reached a $49 million settlement agreement with Shell Oil Co. on unauthorized flaring or venting of large volumes of natural gas at its Auger platform and other facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.

August 6, 2003

Transportation Notes

El Paso said an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation declared Tuesday due to low linepack was being continued Wednesday until further notice. The Washington Ranch storage facility is experiencing maximum withdrawals, the pipeline said.

June 19, 2003