Florida Gas Transmission allowed an Overage Alert Day to lapse last Saturday that been initiated a week earlier.

A hydro-test between the Washougal and Willard compressor stations is scheduled for Monday through Friday of this week, and Northwest said Sunday that Primary firm nomination requests through Washougal exceeded the available capacity of zero. Thus, Northwest added, a Declared Deficiency Period for the impacted section began Monday and is expected to last through Friday. Based on a design capacity of 540,000 Dth/d, the Daily Deficiency Volume is 540,000 Dth/d, the pipeline said.

Questar will perform preventative maintenance Tuesday and Wednesday on one of the Clay Basin storage facility compressors. In order to facilitate the work, injection capacity will be reduced to 285,000 Dth/d of current daily injections plus 25,000 Dth/d of Park and Loan injection for a total capacity of 310,000 Dth/d in all cycles for these two days. Capacity will return to 340,000 Dth/d of current daily injections plus 25,000 Dth/d of Park and Loan injections for a total capacity of 365,000 Dth/d beginning with Cycle 1 nominations Thursday.

Southern California Gas said it lost 160 MMcf/d of injection capacity at the Aliso Canyon storage facility Saturday due to a need to repair the K-26 turbine because of high vibration. Another 15 MMcf/d of capacity was lost at the Goleta storage facility Sunday while compressor piston rings are replaced on the #4 unit, SoCalGas said. Completion of both repair projects has yet to be determined, it added.

Based on its storage injection capacity and on forecasted firm injection requirements, Columbia Gas said Monday it projects that no excess capacity will be available for nonfirm services. Therefore, excess MDIQ, imbalance paybacks, ISS injections, PAL park/loan paybacks and SIT injections will not be available until further notice. See the bulletin board for applicable monthly penalties.

ANR said Monday it has completed engine repairs at the Sandwich (IL) Compressor Station and lifted the associated Sandwich east capacity restriction.

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