FERC Combined Notice of Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Compliance Filings (March 2026)
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a combined notice on March 27, 2026, announcing six natural gas pipeline rate and compliance filings received from various pipeline operators. The filings were submitted between March 26–27, 2026, and cover rate adjustments and annual reporting obligations under FERC regulations. The filings include a Section 4(d) rate filing by Southern Natural Gas Company effective April 1, 2026, and five compliance filings covering conforming displacement agreements, annual operational transaction reports, annual penalty revenue crediting reports, and annual purchases and sales reports for the 2025–2026 period. Interested parties wishing to intervene, protest, or respond to these filings must do so by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the respective comment dates, ranging from April 7–8, 2026. Intervention is required to obtain party status in any proceeding. All filings are publicly accessible via FERC's eLibrary system. The notice was signed by FERC Secretary Debbie-Anne A. Reese and published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-06301).
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Key Changes
- Southern Natural Gas Company filed a Section 4(d) rate adjustment (Docket RP26-679-000) effective April 1, 2026
- Viking Gas Transmission Company submitted conforming displacement agreements with Freepoint and EDF Trading (Docket RP26-680-000), filed March 27, 2026
- Bear Creek Storage Company filed its 2026 Annual Report on Operational Transactions (Docket RP26-681-000), filed March 27, 2026
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Obligations
What this law requires
Southern Natural Gas Company must implement Section 4(d) rate adjustments effective April 1, 2026, as filed in docket RP26-679-000.
Viking Gas Transmission Company must maintain and comply with Conforming Displacement Agreements with Freepoint and EDF Trading as filed in docket RP26-680-000.
Bear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C. must file annual reports on operational transactions for 2026 in accordance with docket RP26-681-000.
Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC must file 2026 Annual Penalty Revenue Crediting Reports in accordance with docket RP26-682-000.
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC must file annual purchases and sales reports for the 2026 reporting period in accordance with docket RP26-683-000.