Saying its Washington Ranch Storage Field was experiencingmaximum withdrawals, El Paso declared an Unauthorized OverpullPenalty situation effective Thursday until further notice. Thepipeline said it would limit scheduled volumes at underperforminginterconnects to insure system integrity.

Florida Gas Transmission extended an Overage Alert Day noticeThursday for its market area east of Station 12 (Santa Rosa County,FL). The notice had a 6% tolerance for negative daily imbalances.FGT will review system conditions this morning before decidingwhether to extend the low-linepack OFO again.

PG&E Gas Transmission-Northwest said site investigation ofconditions found during a smart pig run revealed a dent in itsA-line at Mile Post 457.0. In order to remove rock under the pipeand determine the extent of damage, the A-line has been taken outof service between Main Line Valve 11.1 and Station 12 (Bend, OR).The pipeline expected to complete rock removal and assess whatrepairs are necessary Thursday afternoon. For the gas days ofThursday and today, Station 12 capacity is limited to 1,895 MMcf/d.

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