Bluewater Gas Storage, LLC
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Effective Date: 12/01/2006, Docket: CP06-351-001, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 121 Original Sheet No. 121 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
4.8 Qualification of Prospective Replacement Customer. A
prospective Replacement Customer must be on BLUEWATER's approved
bidders list before bids may be posted on the Internet Web Site,
must satisfy all requirements of the applicable Rate Schedule and
the General Terms and Conditions of this FERC Gas Tariff and must
have executed a Capacity Release Umbrella Agreement. To be on the
approved bidders list, the prospective Replacement Customer must
satisfy BLUEWATER's credit requirements as outlined in Section 3 of
the General Terms and Conditions, and, if applicable, provide the
information required by Section 3 of the General Terms and
Conditions. BLUEWATER will apply its creditworthiness criteria to
assess the submission. Such credit appraisal shall be reevaluated
and updated every three (3) months. The prospective Replacement
Customer shall remain on the approved bidders list until such
prospective Replacement Customer (i) notifies BLUEWATER to the
contrary, (ii) no longer meets the credit qualifications established
in Section 3 of the General Terms and Conditions, or (iii) is
suspended from the approved bidders list in the event, and for such
time as, such Replacement or Prearranged Replacement Customer fails
to pay part or all of the amount of any bill for service in
accordance with Section 14 of the General Terms and Conditions.
BLUEWATER will waive the creditworthiness requirement on a non-
discriminatory basis for Replacement Customers and permit them to
submit bids, if the Releasing Customer provides BLUEWATER with a
guarantee or other form of credit assurance in form and substance
satisfactory to BLUEWATER of all financial obligations of the
Replacement Customer with respect to the capacity being released by
Releasing Customer prior to the commencement of service to the
Replacement Customer. BLUEWATER shall not award capacity release
offers to a prospective Replacement Customer until and unless the
Customer meets BLUEWATER's creditworthiness requirements applicable
to all services that it receives from BLUEWATER, including the
service represented by the capacity release.
4.9 Nominations. Following its selection, and prior to the
flow of Gas, the Replacement Customer shall be permitted to submit
nominations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable
Rate Schedule and the General Terms and Conditions of this FERC Gas
Tariff.
4.10 Billing. The Replacement Customer shall be billed and
make payments to BLUEWATER in accordance with the applicable Rate
Schedule, other provisions of this FERC Gas Tariff and of its
Storage Service Agreement incorporating its bid terms. In
accordance with the terms of the release, the Replacement Customer
shall pay or be liable for the usage charges (plus all applicable
surcharges, Fuel Reimbursement, taxes, penalties, etc.) applicable
under the relevant Rate Schedule attributable to its usage of the
released capacity. BLUEWATER shall continue to bill the Releasing
Customer all applicable charges under its existing Storage Service
Agreement, excluding usage charges (plus all applicable surcharges,
Fuel Reimbursement, taxes, penalties, etc.) billed to the
Replacement Customer and attributable to Replacement Customer's
usage of the released capacity. Invoices sent to the Releasing
Customer shall reflect a credit equal to any reservation charges
(plus all surcharges applicable thereto) being billed