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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-715-000, et al.]

 

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company, et al.; Natural Gas Certificate 
Filings

August 19, 1994.

    Take notice that the following filings have been made with the 
Commission:

1. Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

[Docket No. CP94-715-000]

    Take notice that on August 15, 1994, Koch Gateway Pipeline Company 
(Applicant), P. O. Box 1478, Houston, Texas 77251-1478 filed in Docket 
No. CP94-715-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural 
Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate a new compressor 
station.

    The compressor station will be located on Applicant's Index 300 
line near Kiln, Mississippi in Hancock County. The Compressor Station 
includes two 4,000 horsepower Solar Centaur T-4700 turbine driven 
centrifugal compressor units, 1850 feet of 16-inch pipeline, and 2000 
feet of 24-inch pipeline. The cost of the proposed compressor station 
is $6,300,000.

    According to Applicant the Compressor Station will allow it to 
connect with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee) near Kiln. 
Applicant states that the Compressor Station will increase its ability 
to move natural gas from the Mobile Bay Area westward and enable it to 
make deliveries to Tennessee near Kiln. Applicant also claims this 
project will allow it greater flexibility in serving the Mobile and 
Pensacola markets if offshore production in Mobile Bay is interrupted.

    Comment date: September 9, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

2. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

[Docket No. CP94-719-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 1994, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of America (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois, 60148, 
filed in Docket No. CP94-377-000 an abbreviated application pursuant to 
Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and Secs. 157.7 and 
157.18 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations thereunder, for permission to abandon certain offshore 
natural gas facilities by transfer to Gasdel Pipeline System, Inc. 
(Gasdel), all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Natural states that it proposes to abandon by transfer its 6.64 
percent ownership interest in 11.47 miles of 20-inch pipeline, and 
measuring equipment and related facilities located in Eugene Island 
Block 57, offshore, Louisiana (EI 57 Facilities). Natural avers that at 
the time of construction the ownership interests in the EI 57 
Facilities were: Natural 20.83 percent, NorAm Energy Corporation 
(NorAm) 20.83 percent, and Southern Natural Gas Company (Southern) 
58.34 percent. Natural also states that in 1990, pursuant to a purchase 
and sale agreement between Natural and Southern, Natural acquired an 
additional 6.64 percent ownership interest in the EI 57 Facilities. 
Natural also avers that by letter agreement in April, 1990, Marathon 
Oil Company (Marathon) agreed to reimburse Natural 100 percent of the 
purchase cost of the 6.64 percent interest in the lateral in exchange 
for the right but not the obligation to receive assignment from Natural 
of the 6.64 percent ownership in the lateral at any time after November 
30, 1991. Natural states that Marathon exercised such right in March, 
1994.
    Natural further indicates that Marathon, having recently assigned 
its interest in the reserves in the EI 57 Facilities to Energy 
Development Corporation (EDC), named EDC as its designee, who, then, 
named its subsidiary Gasdel to receive this assignment of the ownership 
interest in the EI 57 Facilities. Natural further states that Gasdel 
will acquire this 6.64 percent ownership interest pursuant to the 
automatic authorization under 18 CFR Sec. 157.208 and the blanket 
certificate issued Gasdel in Docket No. CP83-276. Natural also 
indicates that EDC and Amerada-Hess Corporation (Amerada-Hess), the 
only two producers that currently have gas production attached to the 
EI 57 Facilities, have both stated they have no objection to this 
proposed abandonment.
    Comment date: September 9, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

3. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

[Docket No. CP94-720-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 1994, Natural Gas Pipeline Company 
of American (Natural), 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148 
filed an application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act 
for an order granting permission and approval to (1) abandon effective 
upon the date both the Bankruptcy Court and the Commission have issued 
final orders approving a settlement between Natural and Columbia Gas 
Transmission Corporation (Columbia Gas), the transportation of natural 
gas provided by Natural under its Rate Schedule X-134 for Columbia Gas, 
subject to certain reinstatement circumstances; and (2) charge Columbia 
Gas an Exit Fee in consideration for Natural's agreement to the early 
termination and abandonment of Rate Schedule X-134 transportation 
service for Columbia Gas, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Natural states that pursuant to a gas transportation agreement 
between Natural and Columbia Gas dated July 26, 1982 (Agreement), 
Natural's Rate Schedule X-134, Natural receives for the account of 
Columbia Gas up to 56,500 MMBtu of natural gas per day on a firm basis 
and up to 14,125 MMBtu of natural gas per day on a best efforts or 
interruptible basis (overrun gas) and delivers equivalent volumes of 
natural gas for the account of Columbia Gas to Columbia Gulf 
Transmission Company at Pecan Lake in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
    According to Natural, the Agreement was to terminate on April 29, 
2003. However, it is stated that pursuant to a Stipulation and 
Agreement between Natural and Columbia Gas dated May 24, 1994 
(Settlement Agreement), Natural and Columbia Gas agreed to, among other 
things, terminate Columbia Gas' contractual obligations under the 
Agreement through the payment of a negotiated Exit Fee by Columbia Gas 
to Natural in consideration for Natural's agreement to the early 
termination and abandonment of the Agreement and Natural's Rate 
Schedule X-134 transportation service for Columbia Gas.
    Therefore, Natural requested authority in the present application 
to abandon, effective upon the date both the Bankruptcy Court and 
Commission have issued final orders approving the Settlement Agreement, 
transportation of natural gas provided by Natural under its Rate 
Schedule X-134 and charge Columbia Gas the Exit Fee.
    Comment date: September 9, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.

4. K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.

[Docket No. CP94-721-000]

    Take notice that on August 17, 1994, K N Interstate Gas 
Transmission Co. (K N Interstate), P.O. Box 281304, Lakewood, Colorado 
80228-8304, filed in Docket No. CP94-721-000 an application pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to operate 
on an open-access Part 284 basis certain facilities which were 
constructed and are being used to provide services under Section 311 of 
the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA), all as more fully set forth in the 
application on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    K N Interstate requests a certificate to operate in interstate 
commerce the Aledo East Extension of its Buffalo Wallow System. K N 
Interstate explains that, once the facilities are certificated, it 
would be able to use the facilities to provide NGA jurisdictional 
transportation services pursuant to Subpart G of Part 284 of the 
Commission's regulations under its blanket certificate issued in Docket 
No. CP89-1043-000. K N Interstate states that the Aledo East Extension 
extends from Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company's Aledo Plant to the 
Transok Thomas Plant, and consists of 21.9 miles of 16-inch pipe 
located in Dewey and Custer Counties of Oklahoma. K N Interstate 
further states that the Aledo East Extension was constructed under 
Section 311(a) of the NGPA and Sec. 284.3(c) of the regulations to 
deliver Section 311 transportation gas to the Thomas Plant. It is 
stated that the 20-inch pipe, which comprised the initial segment of 
the Buffalo Wallow System, was certificated in Docket No. CP69-244 (42 
FPC 59 (1969)) and is not contiguous with K N Interstate's main 
pipeline system.
    Comment date: September 9, 1994, in accordance with Standard 
Paragraph F at the end of this notice.
    Standard Paragraphs
    F. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should, on or before the comment date, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 
20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the 
requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 
CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be 
considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but 
will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the Commission's Rules.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be 
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on 
this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that a grant of the certificate and/or permission and approval 
for the proposed abandonment are required by the public convenience and 
necessity. If a motion for leave to intervene is timely filed, or if 
the Commission on its own motion believes that a formal hearing is 
required, further notice of such hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for applicant to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-21194 Filed 8-26-94; 8:45 am]
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