Due to a required but unplanned pipeline inspection, ANR restricted its segment between the E.G. Hill and Custer Compressor Stations in the Southwest Gathering Area to 200 MMcf/d Wednesday. “At this time, it is anticipated this restriction will be in place through the weekend or until more information becomes available,” ANR said. Based on recent nominations, it expected that the reduction would result in the curtailment of nominations associated with IT and Firm Catalog Receipt Points in the affected area.

Citing an unexpected mechanical problem, Dominion will take New Oxford Station out of service Monday, requiring the shut-in of production in Bubble 4413 by 6 a.m. EDT that day. Barring unforeseen circumstances, repairs should be completed Tuesday, the pipeline said, but producers must check with Dominion field personnel prior to turning any production back on-line.

Texas Eastern has changed the scope of work for an outage next month of Eagle Station discharge downstream of Chester Junction Line 1-A in the Philadelphia area. The outage is now scheduled for Sept. 5-30, during which seven meters will not be available for deliveries.

Northwest reminded all Jackson Prairie storage facility customers that they must have a minimum of 80% of their account’s working gas inventory in place on Aug. 31 and the account must be 100% full on Sept. 30. “To ensure that the full use of your working gas quantity is available for the upcoming storage cycle, it is important that the…benchmark percentages outlined above be met and maintained to avoid the standard reduction of usage as outlined in Northwest Pipeline’s FERC gas tariff,” Northwest said.

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