short term amendments training - questar pipeline

Short Term Amendments

Training

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Outline

• Online Reports

• Short Term Amendments – Process

• Short Term Amendments – Best Practices

Online Reports

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Unsubscribed Capacity Reports

• Unsubscribed Capacity Reports show the available firm transport capacity for

purchase between two MAPs

• Available capacity refreshes every night

• As soon as there is a change to the system (shipper amends a contract, new bid is

submitted, etc.), the capacity shown online is not necessarily accurate anymore

• Even if the reports were refreshed constantly, the capacity shown online would

not be up to date during the Short Term Amendment process

• We’ll explain why in more detail in the next section

Operationally Available Reports

• The Operationally

Available Report shows:

• Nominated and

scheduled firm and

interruptible quantities

at MAPs

• Operationally available

capacity for

nominations at MAPs

• This report can be used

to plan nominations

Map of Available Capacity

• Static map of capacity

available on a long-term

basis

• Updated once a month

• Shows capacity available

along different segments

• Need to consider the

minimum available along

the path of interest

• This map can be used to

understand capacity

available for purchase on a

long-term basis

Short Term Amendments -Process

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Short Term Amendments

• Shippers can begin submitting amendments for the next month at 11am, 4

business days before the end of the month

• We receive amendments throughout the month for the current month, but we

receive multiple amendments requests by various shippers at 11am for

amendments affecting the following month

• We analyze all the amendments submitted together in a batch process because it

helps us give shippers the most capacity. Unfortunately, this approval process is

time consuming and can take several hours to complete.

• We follow tariff guidelines of First Come, First Serve

• Note, the focus of this training is for the day that amendments open for the next

month

How We Review Amendments

• We start with the available capacity

• If there have been no new contracts prior to 11am, then this is the same capacity

posted online

• We begin by analyzing the first RFS submitted (highest priority) and work our

way through the queue to the last RFS submitted (lowest priority)

• If there is enough available capacity, we accept the RFS

• If there is no available capacity, we reject the RFS

• If there is some available capacity, we provide shippers with their options so they

can submit a Copy Forward

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Constraint: 0 Dth available at beginning of day

Constraint Point

Unsubscribed Capacity Report says there is no capacity available from

Clay Basin to Fidlar

Short Term Amendment Example

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Shipper A Contract Path

Shipper B Contract Path

Constraint Point

-Shipper A has 50,000 Dthfrom the CB to WRH -Shipper B has 25,000 Dthfrom Fidlar to Goshen



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Shipper A Amended Path

Constraint Point

-Shipper A wants to shorten their path and receive gas at Fidlar, instead of Clay Basin-Shipper B wants to extend their path and amend their receipt back to Clay Basin



Shipper B Amended Path


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Constraint Point

Because Shipper A is shortening their path, they are opening up 50,000 Dthof capacity from Clay Basin to Fidlar. This eliminates the constraint point.





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-Analyzing both requests together allows us to approve Shipper B’s request.-There is also 25,000 Dth left for other shippers to utilize



Short Term Amendment Process

• We analyze each request submitted together as a batch

• Shippers who submitted their requests first get higher priority – First Come, First Serve, per the tariff

• The whole system is in flux during this process, so we evaluate all RFSs submitted together and then approve the collection for award

• Even if the Unsubscribed Capacity Reports constantly refreshed, you wouldn’t see accurate capacity online until the process was complete

• We can’t always give shippers the capacity they request. Shippers can submit a Copy Forward and amend their request

• The entire process pauses until the Copy Forward has been submitted

• Shippers can help keep the process moving along by quickly responding to our communications

• Once a shipper submits their Copy Forward, we replace the initial request with the replacement request, keeping the same ranking in the queue, and resume analyzing

• Copy Forwards allow shippers to keep their position in the queue

Short Term Amendments –Best Practices

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Best Practices

• Unless you are shortening your path, there is no way to guarantee that you will get

the capacity you’re requesting*

• *Assuming there is ample MAP capacity

• How can shippers improve their odds?

• Submit requests as soon as possible after 11am

• Prioritize the order in which you submit your requests

• Are you completely changing your path? If so, submit it first.

• Are you trying to extend your path through a constrained area? If so, submit it first.

• Are you just shortening your path on a contract? If so, submit it later.

• Are you amending an interruptible contract? If so, submit it last.

• Many shippers are submitting requests at the same time, so prioritizing the order

can make a big difference.

• Submitting a request even 1 second after another shipper can impact the

outcome for the request

Things to Keep in Mind

• Things change from month to month. Just because a shipper’s amendment is

approved one month, doesn’t mean it will be approved next month

• Starting capacity may be different

• Other shippers can change their amendments

• In the example, if Shipper A doesn’t amend their receipt, there is no capacity

for Shipper B to extend their path

• Other shippers may submit their requests faster

• No shippers can control any of the factors listed above

• The best thing each shipper can do is get their requests in quickly so that they are

as high in the queue as possible

• Remember, once amendments open for the next month, you can submit

amendments at any time

• If your request is not approved, you can always submit a new request the next day

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