Transco reported being notified that the North Terrebonne Gas Processing Plant in South Louisiana was able to resume operations over the weekend. The plant had shut down May 10 due to a propane leak on the suction side of one of the refrigeration compressors. Its operators indicated to Transco “that restart of the plant was delayed due to problems encountered in starting up the plant’s other refrigeration compressor. We are still experiencing some problems with this compressor. As a result of the plant’s restart, delivery points on Transco will see a cutback in the recent buildup of Btu content that started when the plant went down.

Effective June 1, Florida Gas Transmission will transfer ownership and operation of the Flomaton, Wiggins Lake, Exxon Processing and Exxon Plant Laterals upstream of the St. Regis Plant in Escambia County, AL, to Tulsa-based Vintage Petroleum. FGT shippers should use DRN Number 222274 (St. Regis Plant Outlet) for all volumes sourced upstream of the Exxon-St. Regis Plant. FGT will discontinue DRN Numbers 80867, 37790 and 38221. Call Vintage’s Deb Terrell at (918) 592-0101 for information about service on the former FGT laterals.

Sonat is taking bids through June 20 in an open season for seasonal FT capacity during the summer months of April through October beginning this year. The pipeline noted that the capacity will be available for various periods. Some won’t begin until July 2001, some is available for four summers commencing in 2002, and some is available for longer-term summer periods, Sonat said. See the bulletin board for details, or call Bruce Hughes at (205) 325-7146 or Mark Limbaugh at -3878 for more information.

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