NEW YORK, April 16 (Reuters) - The Sable Offshore EnergyProject off the coast of Nova Scotia will undergo planned workon its natural gas operations beginning April 23 and ending May5, according to website postings from Spectra Energy pipeline units.
During the outage there will be no supply available fromSable to flow on the pipeline systems, the postings by unitsMaritimes U.S. and Maritimes Canada said.
There will also be limited operational flexibility andshippers were urged to contact suppliers to confirm alternativesupply arrangements if necessary.
The Sable project, operated by Exxon Mobil Corp, wasin recent years capable of producing between 400 million and 500million cubic feet of natural gas and 20,000 barrels of naturalgas liquids per day.
Production has been declining recently, but an Exxonspokesman was not immediately available to say where rates arecurrently.
The project is owned by Exxon, Royal Dutch Shell,Imperial Oil Ltd, Pengrowth Energy Corp andMosbacher Operating Ltd.
Spectra operates the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline systemthat brings offshore, onshore and LNG-sourced natural gas fromthe Sable project in Atlantic Canada to North American markets.
