Because El Paso’s Eunice Natural Gas Processing Plant justupstream of the TGT compressor station in Acadia, LA, is not fullyprocessing the gas stream available this winter (like others inSouth Louisiana), TGT said it is having operational problems due todownstream gas having excessive liquids. It notified customers thatgas received at any point, including points upstream of the EunicePlant, must not have a hydrocarbon dewpoint in excess of 10 degreesFahrenheit. Receipts not meeting that specification may be rejectedin whole or partially, TGT said.

Sonat planned to repair a section of its 24-inch 2nd North MainLine on Saturday (Jan. 27), taking about 12 miles of line out ofservice for eight to 10 hours. Based on forecasted demand, thepipeline did not anticipate any service reductions, but declared aforce majeure anyway and said it might be necessary to reduce FT ona pro rata basis in the Birmingham Group, Gadsden Group, EastTennessee Group and Chattanooga Group.

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