Trunkline said that as part of post-hurricane inspections required by the federal Minerals Management Service, it discovered that its lateral offshore Louisiana from Ewing Bank 305 to Grand Isle 82 apparently shifted from its pre-storm location. “At this time, Trunkline is unaware of any specific damage to the lateral,” the pipeline continued. “However, the nature of the observations requires that Trunkline reduce pressure on the lateral until further information can be obtained and analyzed.” Trunkline said it cut production on the lateral to zero, and until further notice no nominations are being accepted from Stone Energy’s Ewing Bank 305 platform.

NGPL declared a force majeure event after identifying Monday a leak in Segment 16 in Latimer County, OK. The affected section has been isolated to allow repairs, the duration of which is unknown at this time, NGPL said. The segment’s BP Red Oak and Superior receipt points have been shut in and are unavailable for scheduling until further notice.

Trunkline LNG reported receiving FERC approval Tuesday to place the remaining portion of its Phase I expansion project at its Lake Charles, LA terminal (see Daily GPI, Dec. 7, 2005) into service, and said it will activate LNG Storage Tank D and the Layberth docking facility effective with the start of Wednesday’s gas day.

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