Texas Eastern noted that in a letter dated Nov. 10, 2005, it had informed all firm storage customers that it would monitor storage activity and, if necessary, issue customer-specific OFOs to those who exceeded their recommended maximum withdrawal limits. The first period in the recommended withdrawal plans ended Dec. 31, and on Wednesday Texas Eastern issued five customer-specific OFOs, that will take effect Jan. 9. The orders require an affected customer to deliver its contract’s firm transportation MDQ (Maximum Daily Quantity) “under Rate Schedules CDS, FT-1 and SCT, as applicable, in the most downstream zone of delivery to the maximum extent contractually feasible prior to utilizing storage services.” Texas Eastern said the OFOs will be canceled when customer inventories are restored to planned levels.

Due to increased hydrocarbon dew point (HDP) levels between Station 823 and Station 87, Tennessee said it must enforce 20-degree HDP limits by restricting receipt points in that segment that are causing the increased levels. However, a meter with flow of 500 Dth/d or less will be granted a waiver to the HDP requirement as long as it is operationally feasible, the pipeline said, adding, “Tennessee strongly encourages customers to resume or to make processing arrangements (including the installation of onsite processing equipment) to ensure deliveries into the pipeline system will not be restricted due to HDP.”

ANR said it began accepting nominations Wednesday at a new bidirectional interconnect, named Shadyside, with Tennessee in St. Mary Parish, LA.

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