CenterPoint issued an Operational Alert after Unit #2 at Delhi Compressor Station went down for unscheduled repairs Monday morning. The outage is a force majeure condition and is expected to last until Oct. 11. It limits the ColumbiaGulf/Perryville delivery point in northwest Louisiana to 270,000 Dth/d, CenterPoint said. No interruptible deliveries will be scheduled during this time and firm delivery nominations will be reduced as necessary.

NOVA is taking bids through 3 p.m. MDT Oct. 24 for Short Term Firm Transportation (STFT) service for the winter season (Nov. 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004). Details are available at the www.transcanada.com/Alberta/info_postings/unsubscribed.html web site.

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