Northern has scheduled the service outages that will affect operating capacity within the months of May 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): Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667)
Location: Northern’s compressor station in Pierz, Minnesota
Project Description: Station maintenance
Month: May 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667)
Receipt: Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667)
Capacity Impact: Northern anticipates primary firm service will be impacted for Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667) receipts. Northern does not anticipate primary firm service will be impacted for Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667) deliveries.
Revision: Capacity impacts for Viking/NNG Pierz ITE (POI 61667) have updated for May 2024.
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: June 2024 and 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).
Revision: Capacity impacts for Ventura South (Group 735) have updated for June 2024 and July 2024.
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Carlton South (Group 811)
Location: Northern’s mainlines and compressor stations between the North Branch, Minnesota, and Carlton, Minnesota
Project Description: Pipeline and compressor station maintenance
Month: June 2024
Direction of Flow:
Receipt: Carlton South (Group 811)
Capacity Impact: Primary firm service will not be impacted for Carlton South (Group 811).
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Galena East (Group 463), Belleville East (Group 488), Waterloo East (Group 773) 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: Pipeline and compressor station maintenance
Month: June 2024 through August 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: Galena East (Group 463), Belleville East (Group 488), Waterloo East (Group 773) 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 Waterloo East (Group 773) and Earlville East (Group 487).
Revision: Capacity impacts for Earlville East (Group 487) have been updated for June 2024.
Field Area
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Sunray High (Group 32), Sunray Low (Group 10) and El Paso/NNG Dumas (POI 186)
Location: Northern’s mainline and compressor stations between Dumas, Texas and Sunray, Texas
Project Description: Pipeline and compressor stations maintenance
Month: June 2024 through October 2024
Direction of Flow:
Receipt: Sunray High (Group 32), Sunray Low (Group 10) and El Paso/NNG Dumas (POI 186)
Capacity Impact: Northern anticipates primary firm service will be impacted for El Paso/NNG Dumas (POI 186). Primary firm service will not be impacted for Sunray High (Group 32) or Sunray Low (Group 10).
Revision: Capacity impacts for Sunray High (Group 32) and Sunray Low (Group 10) have been updated for June 2024 through September 2024.
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Beaver C and Beaver North (Group 1080), Brownfield North (Group 1022), Pampa North (Group 1023), Beaver North (Group 1025) and Beaver C System (Group 31)
Location: Compressor stations located between Gaines County, Texas and Mullinville, Kansas as well as pipeline between Brownfield, Texas and Plainview, Texas
Project Description: Compressor station and pipeline maintenance
Month: May 2024 and July 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: Beaver North (Group 1025), Beaver C and Beaver North (Group 1080), Brownfield North (Group 1022) and Pampa North (Group 1023)
Receipt: Beaver C System (Group 31)
Capacity Impact: Northern does not anticipate primary firm service will be impacted for Beaver C and Beaver North (Group 1080), Brownfield North (Group 1022), Pampa North (Group 1023) and Beaver C System (Group 31). Primary firm service will not be impacted for Beaver North (Group 1025).
Revision: Capacity impacts for Beaver C System (Group 31) have been updated for June 2024. Capacity impacts for Beaver North (Group 1025) have been updated for June 2024 and July 2024.
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Spraberry 12-inch (Group 601), Spraberry 16-inch (Group 1112) and Spraberry Station (Group 602)
Location: Compressor station located in Spraberry, Texas as well as pipeline between Plymouth, Texas and Spraberry, Texas
Project Description: Compressor station and pipeline maintenance
Months: May 2024 through July 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: Spraberry 12-inch (Group 601) and Spraberry 16-inch (Group 1112)
Receipt: Spraberry Station (Group 602)
Capacity Impact: Northern anticipates primary firm service will be impacted for Spraberry 12-inch (Group 601), Spraberry 16-inch (Group 1112) and Spraberry Station (Group 602).
Allocation Group(s)/Point(s): Seminole Subsystem (Group 598)
Location: Compressor station located in Kermit, Texas
Project Description: Compressor station maintenance
Months: July 2024
Direction of Flow:
Delivery: Seminole Subsystem (Group 598)
Capacity Impact: Primary firm service will not be impacted for Seminole Subsystem (Group 598).
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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