BC Pipeline maintenance crimps PNW gas supply, lifting cash, forwards prices

摘要

The startup of maintenance on BC Pipeline has begun limiting gasimports from Canada to the US Pacific Northwest this week, with lowerregional supply and higher prices likely to endure through late August.On Sunday, pipeline operator Westcoast Energy began inspectionsand repairs on its T-South system, cutting capacity through Station 4BSouth near Prince George, BC, by nearly 600 MMcf/d.