Washington (Platts)--30Oct2012/801 pm EDT/001 GMT

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, US natural gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas terminals seem to be faring well, despite some power and communication problems, officials said Tuesday.

Spectra Energy said there are power and communication outages at the majority of its facilities in the New Jersey and New York area. And the Linden and Franklin compressor stations on Texas Eastern Transmission's system in New Jersey are down, said company spokeswoman Caitlin Currie.

The compressor stations lost commercial power during the storm and back-up generators did not come on as intended, Currie said. "We have determined they are not needed at this time to keep gas flowing to customers," she said.

"We are investigating whether there has been any storm damage to the stations, and are working to get them back up and running as quickly as possible," she added.

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On Sunday and Monday, Spectra also shut its Suffern meter station in New York and its Lambertville compressor station in New Jersey, re-routing gas to other facilities.

All the needed stations on Tennessee Gas Pipeline -- which runs from the Gulf Coast to New England -- are up and running, said Richard Wheatley, spokesman for parent company Kinder Morgan.

There are some communication outages at a number of meter stations, but they are not affecting gas flows, he said. "We are working to re-establish communications with the affected meter stations," he added.

Columbia Gas Transmission is also faring well, according to Chevalier Mayes, a spokeswoman for parent company NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage.

"Fortunately, our system and operating facilities have not been adversely impacted and there has not been any interruption to service to customers," she said.

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America said its member companies are monitoring their systems, focusing on potential flooding and wind damage.

"Sandy has been a tragic natural disaster, and the natural gas transmission industry stands ready to serve our customers throughout this event," INGAA president Don Santa said in a statement Tuesday.

There were no impacts at Dominion's Cove Point LNG terminal in Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay, company spokesman Dan Donovan said.

Distrigas' LNG terminal in Everett, Massachusetts, also reported no damage, according to company spokeswoman Carol Churchill.

--Kate Winston, catherine_winston@platts.com

--Edited by Keiron Greenhalgh, keiron_greenhalgh@platts.com

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