Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Revised Tariff for El Paso Natural Gas Company

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a revised tariff for El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (EPNG), effective September 1, 2025. The approval follows the company's filing on July 30, 2025, to amend a negotiated rate agreement with Shell Energy North America (US) L.P. The revised tariff was publicly noticed, and no protests or adverse comments were filed. FERC's approval comes with the caveat that it does not constitute a waiver of the requirements of the Natural Gas Act, nor does it imply approval of the referenced filing or any rates, charges, or classifications contained within.

Key Takeaways:

  • FERC has approved a revised tariff for El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (EPNG) to amend a negotiated rate agreement with Shell Energy North America (US) L.P.
  • The revised tariff was filed on July 30, 2025, and is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.
  • No protests or adverse comments were filed in response to the public notice, and the filing was accepted under authority delegated to the Director, Division of Pipeline Regulation.
  • FERC's approval does not waive the requirements of the Natural Gas Act or imply approval of the referenced filing or any rates, charges, or classifications contained within.
  • EPNG's revised tariff was filed through Document Accession #: 20250819-3018, which includes the EPNG Tariffs, Part II: Stmt. of Rates, Section 5.26 - Shell Energy North America #615861-FT1EPNG (7.0.0).
  • FERC has granted notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and any unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time filed before the issuance date of this order.

Statistics:

  • Effective date of revised tariff: September 1, 2025
  • Date of filing: July 30, 2025
  • Document Accession #: 20250819-3018
  • EPNG Tariffs, Part II: Stmt. of Rates, Section 5.26 - Shell Energy North America #615861-FT1EPNG (7.0.0)

Sources:

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Delegated Order, August 19, 2025