Transwestern reported a force majeure event Tuesday afternoon atStation 2 (Flagstaff, AZ) when the #2 compressor unit went down forrepairs. Downtime was estimated at 24-36 hours. West of Thoreaucapacity for today’s gas day is reduced by 70,000 MMBtu/d to about1,065 MMBtu/d.

Gulf South (formerly Koch Gateway) declared force majeure Fridayas a result of high water at the 12 Mile Bayou Crossing where GulfSouth has been trying to replace pipe on the Latex-Sarepta linenorthwest of Shreveport, LA. Service at Meter 10698, known as theCaddo Pine Island Common Point, has been suspended until furthernotice.

Absent mitigating actions acceptable to the pipeline, effectiveMarch 1 NGPL will not confirm until further notice any receipts onits Louisiana Line (Segments 23, 24 and 25) that would cause thegas quality blend to exceed 1,050 Btus per cubic foot. The actionwas taken, NGPL said, because “due to an unusually low level ofupstream processing” it is receiving high levels of gas containingliquefiable hydrocarbons that might condense to free liquids in itssystem. NGPL noted that several other interstate pipelines(Tennessee, ANR, TGT, Trunkline and Columbia Gulf) interconnectingwith NGPL’s Louisiana Line have posted similar Btu restrictions.NGPL said those restrictions further limit its ability toaccommodate high liquefiable hydrocarbon receipts. See thepipeline’s bulletin board for details on possible mitigatingactions.

El Paso said Cornudas “A” Station maintenance running fromyesterday through March 3 is causing a 50 MMcf/d reduction of SouthMainline capacity at the Pecos River point. In a preliminary noticeEl Paso had anticipated a 200 MMcf/d impact.

Reliant said withdrawal capability at its Ada storage facilityin Pontoc County, OK will be limited to 200 MMcf/d for the nextthree to four months due to replacement of a reboiler. Shipperswith available withdrawal volumes may be restricted under peakconditions, Reliant said.

Weather permitting, Dominion (formerly CNG) will take itsCornwell TL-263 facility out of service March 5-8 for pipereplacement. Affected customers will be notified, Dominion said.

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