kern river problems foretold kern expansion shippers shippers justifiably angry way kern sold capacity open season particularly concerns shippers access markets socal gas wheeler ridge however even encouraging see shippers validating message tw embodied gir proposal new market entrants secondary rights socal system capacity instances capacity shortage shippers dispute kern wheeler ridge sales chevron amoco production canwest gas supply aera energy rme petroleum called ferc stop kern river gas transmission overselling delivery point rights wheeler ridge southern california gas co distribution system firm shippers said comments filed week situation strangely similar recent el paso capacity reallocation case kern river oversold capacity wheeler ridge proposed expansion project exacerbate situation docket cpol 31 nov 15 2000 kern filed application expand system provide 74 500 dth additional delivery point capacity wheeler ridge socal gas firm shippers claim recent data provided kern socal gas indicates kern river already sold 450 mmcf firm delivery point capacity available wheeler ridge firm shippers told ferc kern river sold 468 4 mmcf capacity wheeler ridge true says lynn dahlberg kern manager marketing date subscribed 450 000 dth unless subscribe 830 000 dth sold capacity socal takeaway combined kern mojave lines deliver firm basis 600 000 dth kern 450 00 mojave 150 000 move capacity added socal gas noted curtails nominations kern regular basis shippers said proposed expansion project kern creating type firm delivery point sale situation commission found unjust unreasonable el paso natural gas el paso socal gas topock delivery point added support expansion want see firm delivery rights southern california degraded also complained kern marketing affiliate one primary beneficiaries proposed additional access wheeler ridge dahlberg conceded interstate lines also deliver wheeler ridge point adding players wheeler gives markets socal supply options shippers compete shippers concerned however substantial benefits currently structured proposal accrue primarily kern river affiliate would restrict firm rights existing shippers commission prohibit kern selling additional firm rights wheeler ridge provide rights secondary tertiary capacity emphasis added lower priority rights existing firm customers said