Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 01/01/2009, Docket: RP09-62-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 284 Original Sheet No. 284
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
30. Notice of Incremental Services
Operator also provides the firm services identified in this Section 30,
pursuant to Commission authorizations issued under Section 3 of the Natural
Gas Act ("NGA")("Section 3 Firm Services"). These services generally are
defined by and performed under separate contracts between Operator and its
customers. Operator shall require all Section 3 Firm Service Buyers to
comply with all of Operator's operating and safety procedures, as may be
amended from time to time, and with all federal, State and local laws, rules
and regulations pertaining, but not limited to, operations, environment,
health and safety.
(a) 2004 Terminal Expansion. As authorized by the Commission in
Docket No. CP05-130-000, Operator provides a Section 3 Firm LNG
Tanker Discharge Service-Expansion that includes a total terminal
sendout entitlement (MDDQ) of 800,000 Dth per day and a total
maximum storage quantity (MCSQ) of 6.8 Bcf. This Section 3 Firm
Service is limited to and shall not exceed these MDDQ and MCSQ
entitlements; nor are these Section 3 Firm Service entitlements
available for service under Section 7 rate schedules. In
addition, Operator makes the following acknowledgments:
(1) For purposes of the listed sections of Rate Schedule LTD-1,
this Section 3 Firm Service shall be treated as equivalent
to service under Rate Schedule LTD-1: 2.3 (Applicability
and Character of Service) with the express exception of the
method of computing Buyer's MCSQ; 4.2(a),(b),(d),(e), and
(f) (Timing and Contents of Nominations, Additional
Information Requirements, Changes to Nominations, Changes
to Molecular Composition and Heating Value of the LNG);
4.3(a) and (c) (LNG Vaporization Nominations); 4.4(a) and
(b) (LNG Discharging Scheduling); 4.5(a) and (b) (LNG
Vaporization Scheduling); 5.2(f) (Insurance for LNG
Tankers); 5.3(f) (except for the crediting aspects) and
(g)(LNG Discharging); 5.4(a),(c),(d), and (e)(Storage and
Delivery of LNG); and 5.5(a) and (b)(Acceptance and
Rejection of LNG). This Section 3 Firm Service shall be
deemed to pay the otherwise-applicable LTD-1 fuel retainage
percentage(s) in order to compute its contribution to LNG
terminal fuel retainage.
(2) For purposes of the listed sections in these General Terms,
this Section 3 Firm Service shall be treated as equivalent
to service under Rate Schedule LTD-1: 1.41 (Retainage); 6
(Operating Conditions) with the express exception of
(e)(Creditworthiness of Buyer); 8 (Natural Gas Quality),
with the express exception of 8(h)(viii) (Nitrogen
Injection Allocation Priorities); 12(c) (Failure to Comply
with Operational Flow Orders) and 19 (Measurement and
Testing).