Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 03/01/2009, Docket: RP09-257-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 134 Original Sheet No. 134
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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(d) The standard quantity for nominations, confirmation
and scheduling is dekatherms per Day in the United States,
gigajoules per Day in Canada and gigacalories per Day in Mexico.
(For reference, 1 dekatherm = 1,000,000 Btus; 1 gigajoule =
1,000,000,000 joules; and 1 gigacalorie = 1,000,000,000 calories.)
For commercial purposes, the standard conversion factor between
dekatherms and gigajoules is 1.055056 gigajoules per dekatherm and
between dekatherms and gigacalories is 0.251996 gigacalories per
dekatherm. The standard Btu is the International Btu, which is also
called the Btu (IT); the standard joule is the joule specified in
the SI system of units. The International Btu is specified for use
in the Gas measurement standards of the American Gas Association,
the American Petroleum Institute, the Gas Processors Association and
the American Society for Testing Materials. For non-commercial
purposes, these associations note that the exact conversion factor
is 1.05505585262 gigajoules per dekatherm.
6.2 STANDARD NOMINATION CYCLES
KMLP supports the following standard nomination cycles:
(a) The Timely Nomination Cycle: 11:30 a.m. for
nominations leaving control of the nomination party; 11:45 a.m. for
receipt of nominations by KMLP; noon to send Quick Response; 3:30
p.m. for receipt of completed confirmations by KMLP from upstream
and downstream connected parties; 4:30 p.m. for receipt of scheduled
quantities by Shipper and point operator (central clock time on the
Day prior to flow).
(b) The Evening Nomination Cycle: 6:00 p.m. for
nominations leaving control of the nominating party; 6:15 p.m. for
receipt of nominations by KMLP; 6:30 p.m. to send Quick Response;
9:00 p.m. for receipt of completed confirmations by KMLP from
upstream and downstream connected parties; 10:00 p.m. for KMLP to
provide scheduled quantities to affected Shippers and point
operators, and to provide scheduled quantities to bumped parties
(notice to bumped parties), (central clock time on the Day prior to
flow).