Citing forecasts of Florida lows in the 30s and linepack below its minimum target levels, Florida Gas Transmission issued an Overage Alert Day for market-area customers Thursday with a 15% tolerance for negative daily imbalances.

MRT said it will lift at the start of Friday’s gas day the cold weather-based System Protection Warning that it had implemented Tuesday.

El Paso ended Thursday its warning of a potential Strained Operating Condition due to excessive drafting by shippers. “Customer response has been sufficient to raise…linepack to acceptable levels,” the pipeline said.

Rockies Express said that although it had expected to end a force majeure at Cheyenne Compressor Station Wednesday evening (see Daily GPI, Feb. 24), “unforeseen complications” had revised the estimate for restoration of service until the Intraday 2 nominations cycle for Thursday’s gas day.

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