Columbia Gas (TCO) cited a force majeure situation at the Chesapeake LNG plant in saying shippers under Rate Schedules X-131, X-132 and X-133 will be entitled to flow on a daily basis only one-fourth of their Liquefaction Demand volumes. The restriction began Thursday and will remain in effect until the situation is remedied, TCO said. It also issued an OFO to shippers under the FSS rate schedule that also have FT capacity and to NTS rate schedule customers. The OFO will become effective at 10 a.m. EST Sunday. TCO said the order was issued to preserve the integrity of its storage fields and operating performance, and to maintain its ability to provide no-notice service. See the bulletin board for details of OFO compliance.

Projecting Thursday morning that linepack would fall below target operating limits through Saturday, Pacific Gas & Electric issued a systemwide Stage 2 low-inventory OFO for Friday. It carries $1/Dth penalties for exceeding an imbalance tolerance of 1%.

Gulf South said the combination of forecasted higher demand due to cooler temperatures in its Gulf Coast market area and a low inventory in its Jackson, MS storage facility may require the scheduling of only firm primary transactions north of Montpelier Compressor Station, effective with Saturday’s gas day until conditions improve.

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