El Paso Natural Gas declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penaltysituation Sunday following an explosion Saturday morning on its1100 Line on the suction side of the Pecos River Station south ofCarlsbad, NM (see related stories in this issue). The OFO wasextended through Monday and will remain effective until furthernotice. Washington Ranch Storage Field, downstream of the rupture,was experiencing maximum withdrawals, the pipeline said. AffiliateEl Paso Field Services shut in its Carlsbad gathering system untilfurther notice because EPNG was physically unable to acceptreceipts there.

ANR said Monday a leak discovered at the South Marsh Island 58platform offshore Louisiana may require up to 72 hours for repair.Receipts from SMI 58 and SMI 76, estimated to be as high as 200MMcf/d, have been shut in until the work is finished.

Florida Gas Transmission lifted Sunday an Overage Alert Day noticethat had been in effect since last Wednesday (see Daily GPI, Aug. 17). However, the pipeline warnedMonday that market-area demand east of Station 12 in north-centralFlorida remained significant, so it was monitoring burn patterns andwould reinstitute the OFO if necessary.

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