Great Lakes Gas Transport, L.L.C.
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/01/1993, Docket: RP97-157-006, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 131 Original Sheet No. 131 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
(cont'd)
13. ALLOCATION AND IMBALANCES (cont'd)
13.2 Operational Balancing Agreements
(a) Any imbalances arising under any transportation agreement between
Shipper and Transporter that are attributable to variances (1)
between actual receipts of natural gas and scheduled receipts of
natural gas at receipt points into Transporter's system, or (2)
between actual deliveries of natural gas and scheduled deliveries
of natural gas at delivery points from Transporter's system,
which receipt and/or delivery points are subject to Operational
Balancing Agreements ("OBA's"), as more fully described in
Subsection (b) hereof, on the day or days such variances arise,
will be resolved by Transporter pursuant to the terms of the
applicable OBA and Shipper shall not be subject to any imbalance
charges or penalties pursuant to its service agreements with
Transporter for such imbalances.
(b) For the purpose of minimizing operational conflicts between
various pipeline facilities with respect to the delivery of gas
to and from Transporter's facilities, Transporter is willing to
negotiate and execute OBA's with parties that operate natural gas
facilities which interconnect with Transporter's system and which
are not among parties described in Section 13.2(c)(i)-(iv) hereof
(herein called the OBA Party). Transporter is also willing to
negotiate with any other party which does not qualify to be an
OBA party as defined above, toward an Operational Balancing
Agreement which would provide Transporter with assurances
equivalent to those contained in the above definition of an OBA
party. Such OBA's shall specify the gas custody transfer
procedures to be followed by Transporter and the OBA Party for
the scheduling of quantities to be received by Transporter at
receipt points and delivered by Transporter at delivery points.
Such OBA's will provide that any variance between actual
quantities and scheduled quantities for any day shall be resolved
in-kind promptly pursuant to the terms of the OBA. To facilitate
such determination of variances on a timely basis, Transporter
and the OBA Party will agree in the OBA on necessary and timely
measurement, reporting and accounting procedures. Transporter
shall post on the Bulletin Board System those receipt and
delivery points which are subject to an OBA.