Northern has scheduled the service outages that will affect operating capacity within the months of March 2024 through October 2024. Please review the Planned Service Outage Summary for detailed information related to each outage.
A brief description of the most recent change(s) to the Planned Service Outage Summary follows.
Market Area
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Ventura South (Group 735)
Location: Northern’s mainlines between the Ogden, Iowa and Ventura, Iowa compressor stations
Project Description: Pipeline maintenance
Month: May 2024 through July 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: Ventura South (Group 735)
Capacity Impact: Northern does not anticipate primary firm service will be impacted for Ventura South (Group 735).
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667) and Viking Chisago/Isanti (POI 196)
Location: Northern’s compressor stations at North Branch, Minnesota and Pierz, Minnesota
Project Description: Station maintenance
Month: May 2024, June 2024 and September 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667) and Viking Chisago/Isanti (POI 196)
Receipt: Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667) and Viking Chisago/Isanti (POI 196)
Capacity Impact: Northern does not anticipate primary firm service will be impacted for Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667) or Viking Chisago/Isanti (POI 196) delivery volumes. Northern anticipates primary firm service will be impacted for Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667) and Viking Chisago/Isanti (POI 196) receipt volumes.
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Galena East (Group 463), Belleville East (Group 488) and Earlville East (Group 487)
Location: Northern’s mainlines and compressor stations between the Ogden, Iowa compressor station and the Bluff Creek, Wisconsin delivery station
Project Description: Station maintenance
Month: May 2024, June 2024 and September 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: Galena East (Group 463), Belleville East (Group 488) and Earlville East (Group 487)
Capacity Impact: Primary firm service will not be impacted for Galena East (Group 463) and Belleville East (Group 488). Northern does not anticipate primary form service will be impacted for Earlville East (Group 487).
Market/Field Area Combined
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Field to Demarc (Group 831) and Beatrice North (Group 832)
Location: Northern’s mainlines between the Macksville, Kansas and Ogden, Iowa compressor stations
Project Description: Pipeline maintenance
Month: March 2024 through October 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: Field to Demarc (Group 831) and Beatrice North (Group 832)
Capacity Impact: Northern does not anticipate primary firm service will be impacted for Beatrice North (Group 832). Primary firm service will not be impacted for Field to Demarc (Group 831).
Revision: Capacity impacts for Field to Demarc (Group 831) and Beatrice North (Group 832) have been updated for May 2024 through October 2024.
Field Area
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): ANR/NNG Greensburg (POI 179), PEPL/NNG Mullinville (POI 173), Mitchell to Gaines (Group 825), Beaver North (Group 1025), Beaver C and Beaver North (Group 1080), Brownfield North (Group 1022), Pampa North (Group 1023) and Beaver C System (Group 31)
Location: Northern’s compressor stations located in Mullinville, Kansas and Gaines County, Texas
Project Description: Station maintenance
Months: May 2024 and July 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: ANR/NNG Greensburg (POI 179), Beaver North (Group 1025), Beaver C and Beaver North (Group 1080), Brownfield North (Group 1022) and Pampa North (Group 1023)
Receipt: PEPL/NNG Mullinville (POI 173) and Mitchell to Gaines (Group 825)
Capacity Impact: Primary firm service will not be impacted for ANR/NNG Greensburg (POI 179), Beaver North (Group 1025) and Beaver C System (Group 31). Northern does not anticipate primary firm service will be impacted for Pampa North (Group 1023), Brownfield North (Group 1022) and Beaver C and Beaver North (Group 1080). Northern anticipates primary firm service will be impacted for PEPL/NNG Mullinville (POI 173) and Mitchell to Gaines (Group 825).
Revision: Capacity impacts for Beaver North (Group 1025) and Beaver C and Beaver North (Group 1080) have been updated for March 2024, May 2024 and July 2024. Capacity impacts for Brownfield North (Group 1022), Pampa North (Group 1023) and Beaver C System (Group 31) have been updated for March 2024.
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Sunray High (Group 32) and Sunray Low (Group 10)
Location: Compressor station located in Texas
Project Description: Station maintenance
Months: April 2024 and June 2024 through November 2024
Direction of Flow:
Receipts: Sunray High (Group 32) and Sunray Low (Group 10)
Capacity Impact: Primary firm service will not be impacted for Sunray High (Group 32) and Sunray Low (Group 10)
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Spraberry 12-inch (Group 601) and Spraberry 16-inch (Group 1112)
Location: Compressor station located in Texas
Project Description: Station maintenance
Months: April 2024 and June 2024 through November 2024
Direction of Flow:
Receipts: Spraberry 12-inch (Group 601) and Spraberry 16-inch (Group 1112)
Capacity Impact: Northern does not anticipate primary firm service will be impacted for Spraberry 12-inch (Group 601) and Spraberry 16-inch (Group 1112).
Please see Operationally Available Capacity on Northern’s website for current flow information and the Field Area Group Allocation Maps and Market Area Group Allocation Maps for a list of impacted points.
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