South East Saskatchewan Receipt Service Binding Open Season for Remaining Available Capacity
April 3, 2020
Binding Open Season Package for South East Saskatchewan Receipt Service (April 3, 2020 to April 23, 2020)
TransGas Limited (TransGas) hereby announces a Binding Open Season for South East Saskatchewan Receipt Service to solicit commitments from new and existing receipt service customers for potential receipt projects for immediate capacity in the area as shown on the TransGas map below.
This Binding Open Season is being conducted pursuant to the terms and conditions contained within the TransGas Comprehensive Tariff (the Tariff), as amended herein. In the event of a conflict, this notice shall prevail.
This Binding Open Season shall address short term firm receipt transportation service available between May 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020. The Open Season response period shall commence on April 3, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. CST and will close on April 23, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. CST.
Binding Open Season Background and Actions
TransGas continually assesses its system and customer specific facilities to enable transport service to meet growing demand. There is presently 8,577 GJ/d of available short term firm receipt capacity available in the south east area. TransGas is hereby announcing a Binding Open Season to obtain commitment from receipt service customers with focus in south east Saskatchewan as shown on the TransGas map below.
This Binding Open Season will provide an opportunity for customers to obtain firm receipt service in the south east area of Saskatchewan, which may become constrained during the warmer months. This receipt service will be effective from May 1, 2020 until October 31, 2020. Customers who are flowing Interruptible Transportation (IT) for receipt service in this area have the potential to be curtailed.
Interested customers are asked to submit their binding short term firm receipt commitments as outlined herein and TransGas will determine next steps to provide service.
Binding Open Season Process
1) Request for Firm Receipt Service Form
Each customer participating in the Binding Open Season that wishes to commit to short term firm receipt flow for a 6 month term from May 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020, must complete and return the Request for Firm Receipt Service Form. This form shall specify the following, as required therein:
- TransGas meter code
- Receipt service land location is also acceptable for customers with existing receipt service
- Requested receipt volumes/capacity
- Effective date of service must be May 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020
The minimum contractual commitment required to qualify for this short term firm Binding Open Season is a six month term with an R 11.1 contract. A total of 8,577 GJ/d of immediate short term firm receipt transportation service is available from May 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 with an R 11.1 contract.
The Open Season commences at 4:00 p.m. CST on April 3, 2020 and will close at 4:00 p.m. CST on April 23, 2020. The completed Request for Firm Receipt Service Form must be returned no later than 4:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Customers may submit requests for more than one receipt service and/or location. Submissions may be submitted via e-mail or mail to TransGas at:
TransGas Limited
500-1777 Victoria Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 4K5
TransGas will acknowledge the successful receipt of your submitted Request for Firm Receipt Service Form.
2) Assessment and Service Offering
Immediately following the close of the Binding Open Season, TransGas will review the service requests received from the submitted Request for Firm Receipt Service Form, together with existing receipt service quantity allocations, in accordance with its Queue Policy.
Binding Open Season requests will be considered as official firm receipt service requests and new capacity will be allocated to all parties expressing an interest. All queue positions will receive the same priority provided they were submitted during the Open Season and in accordance with the terms hereof.
The terms governing this receipt transport service will be as follows:
- Effective date of May 1, 2020 for short term firm receipt service offering.
- Awarded on a prorated basis, meaning that each request will be prorated by the ratio of the capacity available divided by the total requested capacity.
- Minimum six (6) month term via R 11.1
- Awarded on a prorated basis, meaning that each request will be prorated by the ratio of the capacity available divided by the total requested capacity.
- Bids by entities or their affiliates cannot exceed the capacity of 8,577 GJ/d (via R 11.1)
Please note that the customer will be obligated to accept prorated amounts less than the requested receipt service quantity providing that TransGas is able to allocate quantities that are less than the receipt service request but greater than the minimum allocated request.
TransGas shall notify interested parties regarding the amount of service allocated to their firm service request, if any, by April 28, 2020. TransGas will enter the awarded contracts into the TransGas Electronic Business System (QPTM) on the customers’ behalf.
Please note that TransGas will not be processing the following Requests for Service until after the Binding Open Season bids have been awarded:
- Requests for incremental Firm capacity for meters within the Open Season Area as shown in TransGas Map below; and
- Requests to transfer existing transportation contracts in and/or out of the Open Season Area
Requests to transfer existing transportation within the Open Season Area will still be permitted. If capacity remains after the close of the Binding Open Season future Requests for Service will be awarded on a first come first serve basis through the My TransGas Business System. If the Binding Open Season for existing capacity is fully subscribed, TransGas may subsequently offer an expansion capacity open season to allow customers to request incremental firm receipt demand in the future.
TransGas Map – Open Season Area
- Current active receipt meter codes for the Binding Open Season Area are as follows:
- #1608
- #6258
- #7084
- #6337
- #8036
- #8740
- #8656
- #1726
- #8762