[FORCE MAJEURE] Force Majeure - Roswell Station

SEV 4/5Force Majeure0.107 Bcf/d1 days

Summary

EPNG has declared force majeure at its Roswell Compressor Station in Chaves County, New Mexico following a fuel system failure. The outage reduces operational capacity through the CAPROCK N constraint by an additional 106,848 Dth/d (0.107 Bcf/d) effective September 19, 2026 Intraday 1 cycle, with restoration targeted by 9:00 AM September 20. EPNG noted this FM stacks on top of an existing maintenance constraint at CAPROCK N and will post an updated maintenance notice reflecting the total combined impact.

Trading note

EPNG FM at Roswell CS removes an incremental 0.107 Bcf/d through the CAPROCK N constraint, compounding an existing maintenance restriction on the same bottleneck; expect bearish pressure at Waha as Permian/San Juan takeaway tightens further, with bullish pressure at SoCal Border and Arizona delivery points -- the short 24-hour window limits multi-day basis impact but intraday tightness at downstream points is real.

Reroute potential

Moderate: Transwestern Pipeline (TW) provides competing westbound capacity from the Permian and San Juan basins to SoCal border and Arizona, but cannot fully replace EPNG CAPROCK N segment capacity if the existing maintenance restriction plus this FM materially reduce total throughput; simultaneous TW constraints would eliminate reroute entirely.

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View original notice text (as posted by El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG))

Pipeline: El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG)
Notice Type: FORCE MAJEURE
Subject: Force Majeure - Roswell Station
Posted: 09/19/2026 9:58:47AM
Effective: 09/19/2026 9:58:47AM
End Date: 09/20/2026 9:00:00AM

TSP/TSP Name:  8001703-EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO. L.L.C. Critical: Y
Notice Type Desc (1):  FORCE MAJEURE Notice Type Desc (2):  FORCE MAJEURE
Notice Eff Date/Time:  09/19/2026 9:58:47AM Notice End Date/Time:  09/20/2026 9:00:00am
Post Date/Time:  9/19/2026 9:58:47 AM Notice ID: 629692
Reqrd Rsp:  5 Rsp Date/Time: 
Notice Stat Desc:  INITIATE Prior Notice: 
Subject:  Force Majeure - Roswell Station
Notice Text:
Force Majeure – Roswell Station
       
El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (EPNG) has experienced a fuel system issue associated with its Roswell Compressor Station located in Chaves County, New Mexico. As a result, the Roswell Compressor Station is unavailable while necessary repairs are completed.
 
Due to this outage, operational capacity through the CAPROCK N constraint will be reduced by an additional 106,848 Dth/d, effective September 19, 2026, Intraday 1 Cycle, (Cycle 3). EPNG will be posting an updated maintenance notice to reflect the total impact through the CAPROCK N constraint.
 
EPNG is actively evaluating repair options and will provide updates as additional information becomes available.  This incident constitutes an event of Force Majeure under Section 11.3 of the General Terms and Conditions of EPNG's FERC Gas Tariff.
 
For scheduling questions, please call your scheduling representative at (800) 238-3764.
 
For operational and capacity information, please call Russ Pyeatt at (719) 520-3729, Dan English at (719) 520-4722, Morgan McCasland at (719) 520-4339 or John Althoff at (719) 667-7750.
 
For media inquiries, please contact media relations at media_relations@kindermorgan.com.

ID: EPNG-629692 | Rev. 1 | Posted: 2026-09-19 15:48 | Direction: Bullish All El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG) notices · page generated 2026-09-26 06:44 UTC