Utilization

After a record-setting 2011, North Dakota continues to set all-time highs in oil and natural gas production, producing wells and rig counts, according to the latest statistics from the state’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).

Government and industry sources have grossly overstated future natural gas supplies in the United States, basing their estimates on unrealistic growth in supplies from shale gas plays, according to a report released Thursday by the San Francisco-based Post Carbon Institute, a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability.

Natural gas supply and demand set new records in 2010, while regional changes in production and new infrastructure changed utilization along some key pipeline routes across the country, according to a state of the markets report issued Thursday by FERC’s Office of Enforcement.

Natural gas supply and demand set new records in 2010, while regional changes in production and new infrastructure changed utilization along some key pipeline routes across the country, according to a state of the markets report issued Thursday by FERC’s Office of Enforcement.

Citing forecasts of around 90 degrees in Florida and high utilization of its capacity, Florida Gas Transmission issued an Overage Alert Day for market-area customers Tuesday with a 25% tolerance for negative daily imbalances.

Citing Florida forecasts in the mid 90s and saying utilization of its capacity was high, Florida Gas Transmission issued an Overage Alert Day for market-area customers Tuesday, setting a tolerance of 25% for negative daily imbalances.

After ending a previous Overage Alert Day Saturday, Florida Gas Transmission issued a new one Tuesday, saying Florida temperatures were forecast to reach the mid 90s and utilization of its capacity was high. The tolerance for negative daily imbalances was set at 25%.

With temperatures in the mid 90s on Wednesday in Florida and capacity utilization high, FGT notified customers in its market area of an Overage Alert Day at 25% tolerance. The pipe said it would not interrupt previously scheduled Market Area ITS-1 service below the elapsed prorated scheduled quantity.

Columbia Gas is designating Wednesday as a Critical Day in Market Areas 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33 and 34. “Based on forecasted markets, available facilities and capacity utilization, transporter [Columbia] projects that all available capacity to the aforementioned Market Areas will be required to meet firm service obligations, leaving…zero nonfirm capacity,” the pipeline said. Shippers with primary firm rights or secondary priority rights in the affected Market Areas will not be impacted.