| Licence
Condition: |
This
Licence is Conditional -
* Needed only if the operator is shipping
gas to plant |
| On the 25th
of February 2005 the Commission for Energy Regulation
(CER) published a notice to Bord Gáis Éireann approving
a new Code of Operations for the gas market. The
new Code will be implemented from the 1st of April
2005, and will govern the transportation of gas
on the Bord Gáis Éireann Transmission and Distribution
networks. This Code will replace the existing Transmission
Code of Operations (“existing code”).
Further information can be found on the Bord
Gais Eireann Transportation Services Section |
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Standard Transportation Agreement
The key document, which must be signed
to obtain third party access to the gas transportation
system, is a Standard Transportation Agreement (STA).
An application for a STA should be made to Bord
Gais Eireann - more
information available here. The STA contains customer
specific information such as location, reserved capacity,
pressure, ramp rates, and applicable maintenance days
at the Exit Point. The STA also incorporates the Code
of Operations which includes detailed rules regarding
capacity, balancing, shrinkage, entry/exit points, nominations,
allocations, measurement and testing, specifications,
quality and pressure, system planning, maintenance, emergencies
and throughput restrictions. The Bord Gais Code
of Operations can be viewed here.
Entry Point Agreements
In addition, the shipper must accede
to the relevant entry point agreements to the system.
There are currently only two entry points to the Irish
system, Moffat and Inch. The entry point agreements in
respect of Moffat are the OPN
Agency Agreement which details the framework of rules
for requests to BG Transco for hourly flow rates to be
provided at Moffat on a daily basis to ensure that the
appropriate quantity of gas is delivered into the Irish
transportation system, and the Moffat
Administration Agreement which deals with nominations
and allocations amongst Shippers at the Moffat entry point.
The entry point agreement for Inch is currently being
negotiated.
New Entry-Exit Regime
The CER has recently determined that
the Irish gas capacity regime will change from a Point-to-Point
to an Entry/Exit regime with a target implementation date
of April 2005. A copy of the direction
to BGE can be downloaded here.
Under an Entry/Exit regime, flexibility
for Shippers is created by treating gas delivered at any
Entry Point as being capable of off-take at any Exit Point
where a Shipper holds capacity. Therefore, the linkage
between Entry and Exit Points that exists under a Point-to-Point
regime is broken, allowing Shippers to purchase capacity
without the need to be tied into transportation contracts
that specify dedicated entry and off-take point combinations.
Key elements of the new Entry/Exit regime include:
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a ticket-to-ride principle will be
maintained whereby Shippers will be expected to book
capacity prior to gas flow. Capacity overruns will
be applied separately at both Entry and Exit to provide
a commercial incentive to enforce this principle;
-
a notional point at which entry-paid
gas can be transacted will be facilitated;
-
a Unified Code of Operations will
be implemented and Shippers will accede to the Code
by signing a Framework Agreement;
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in the absence of STAs, Exit Agreements
will be required specifying site specific details
for specific Exit Points for large daily metered customers;
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Entry and Exit Capacity will be separate
products that are defined and sold independently of
one another. Shippers will book Entry and Exit Capacity
separately but must maintain an aggregate balance
position; and
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The Transporter will maintain a register
of Entry and Exit capacity bookings.
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