NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - Destin Pipeline Co LLC onMonday said that it was in the process of removing fluid fromthe Pascagoula liquid handling facility and that upon completionof the removal process, the force majeure event in effect wouldbe lifted and the Pascagoula gas processing plant able to resumeoperations.
Destin said in a website posting it expects to resumeoperations on or about July 28. The alternate offshore deliveryoption to the Viosca Knoll facility is not available due tooperational concerns related to liquid handling capabilities onthe Destin offshore Gulf of Mexico mainline.
Destin on Sunday declared force majeure on an offshore Gulfof Mexico portion of its natural gas pipeline system and said itwould not be able to provide service through the Pascagoulaplant.
The 225-mile Destin gas pipeline system is majority-owned byBP Plc's Amoco Destin Pipeline Co, with Enbridge Inc's Enbridge Offshore owning a 33 percent stake.