Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
Fourth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/29/2009, Docket: RP09-558-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 350 First Revised Sheet No. 350
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 350
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
11. FORCE MAJEURE PROVISION AND CONTRACT ENTITLEMENTS (Continued)
11.2 Daily Interruption or Allocation of Sales Service for Force Majeure or Operating
Conditions
If, due to force majeure or operating conditions, Seller is unable to receive the
total quantity of gas that Seller has contracted to receive or the gas available for
delivery from Seller's transmission line or part thereof is insufficient to meet all
of Seller's authorized sales, then Seller, upon providing as much notice as possible
under all of the circumstances, shall order reduction of Buyers' sales entitlements to
the extent necessary depending upon the type and location of the occurrence, in
accordance with the following procedures:
(a) Seller shall first order interruption or, where sufficient supplies are
available, allocation of sales made to Buyers under all of Seller's
interruptible sales rate schedules and direct interruptible contracts.
Allocation shall be based pro rata on Buyers' sales nominations for the day
prior to the first day on which the force majeure or operation condition occurs.
(b) After interruption or allocation of sales service as specified in Section
11.2(a), Seller shall next order allocation, to the extent necessary, of sales
to Buyers under all firm sales rate schedules in accordance with Section 13.
11.3 Daily Interruption or Allocation of Transportation Service and Contract Storage
Services Due to Force Majeure or Operating Conditions
If, due to force majeure or operating conditions, Seller is unable to receive,
transport, or redeliver gas tendered by Buyers for transportation service or firm
contract storage services, or Buyers are unable to deliver transportation gas to
Seller, then Seller, upon providing as much notice as possible under all of the
circumstances, shall order reduction of Buyers' transportation entitlements and firm
contract storage injection/withdrawal entitlements to the extent necessary depending
upon the type and location of the occurrence, in accordance with the following
procedures:
(a) In cases where Seller's ability to receive, transport, or redeliver is affected,
Seller shall first order interruption or, where sufficient transportation
supplies are available, allocation of transportation quantities to Buyers under
all of Seller's interruptible transportation rate schedules. Allocation shall
be based on the procedures set forth in Section 28.4 hereof.
(b) After interruption or allocation of transportation service as specified in
Section 11.3(a), Seller shall next order allocation, to the extent necessary, of
affected transportation service pursuant to Section 2.8 of Seller's FT and FT-G
Rate Schedules or Section 2.5 of Seller's FTN Rate Schedule or Section 2.6 of
Seller's FDLS Rate Schedule and to other affected firm transportation and firm
contract storage service Buyers proportionate to each Buyer's total affected
firm transportation and firm contract storage entitlements. Where Seller's
ability to render service is impaired in a particular segment of Seller's
system, then interruption or allocation shall be effected in accordance with the
above-listed steps only in that segment of Seller's system in which service has
been impaired.