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El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation late Thursday afternoon due to low linepack and forecasts of continued cold weather in its operating area. The Washington Ranch storage facility is experiencing maximum withdrawals, El Paso said. To insure system integrity, it will limit scheduled volumes at underperforming interconnects.

El Paso remained in an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation Friday due to low linepack and forecasts of cold weather in its operating area. The pipeline reported being “under withdrawal” at its Washington Ranch storage facility. Shippers were urged to review the performance of suppliers to insure that receipts were sufficient to cover deliveries. El Paso said it lacked the flexibility to offer paybacks or allow overpulls during the UOP period, which was declared Thursday. It added that markets will not be kept whole and limits will be placed on scheduled volumes at underperforming interconnects to insure system integrity.

Citing low linepack and maximum withdrawals at its Washington Ranch storage facility, El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation Sunday. The OFO was being lifted Tuesday afternoon, a spokeswoman said.

Saying it was experiencing maximum withdrawals at the Washington Ranch storage facility, El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation Wednesday morning due to low linepack. Because of the OFO and high system demand, a maintenance shutdown of Line 1100 upstream of Guadalupe Station that had been scheduled for today was postponed until further notice.

An Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation declared Tuesday afternoon by El Paso remained in effect Wednesday until further notice.

Saying linepack had stabilized, El Paso canceled an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty alert late Wednesday afternoon. The OFO had been initiated Monday.

Citing low linepack, El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation that took effect Monday until further notice. The restricted operation at Guadalupe Station (see below) will limit or eliminate withdrawals from Washington Ranch Storage Field today, El Paso said.

El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situation Saturday. It was still in effect Monday until further notice.

Saying linepack had stabilized, El Paso canceled an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty alert late Tuesday afternoon.