AGA FERC-2012 The AGA FERC Manual A Guide for Local Distribution Companies (J02012).pdf

1、AGA FERC MANUAL DEWEY Contributor: Ahren S. Tryon . H 1 .1 FERC . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1 .2 Initial Scope of Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.3 EAST OHIO and the Hinshaw Amendment . . . . 1-3 1-4 Producer Regulation and the PHILLIPS Decision . . . 1-4 1.5 Consequences ofthe PHILLIPS Decis

2、ion . . . . . . 1-4 1.6 MOBILE-SIERRA, Contracts and other Bases for a Heightened Standard of Review . . . . . . . 1-5 1 .6.1 Auction Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 1.6.2 FERC Distinguishes Between Tariff Rates and MOBILE-SIERRA Contract Rates . . . . . 1-8 1 .7 The Natural Gas Policy

3、Act, Price Spikes, and the Gas Bubble . . . . . 1 -9 1.8 The Foundation of Unbundled Transportation . . . 1-10 1 .9 Order No. 436, Order No. 500, and Order No. 528 . . . . . . 1 -11 1 .10 Winding Down Producer Price Regulation and Order No. 636 . 1-12 1 .11 Capacity Release . . . “ . . 1-13 1 .12 St

4、orage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 1 .12.1 Storage Prior to Open Access Requirements . . . . . 1-14 1 .12.2 Storage Operation After Order No. 636 . . 1-15 1 .12-3 Order No. 637 and Storage . . 1-15 1 .12-4 Independent Storage Services . . 1-15 1.13 Enforcement Developments . . . . . 1-

5、16 Chapter 2 SERVICES OF PIPELINES AND STORAGE COMPANIES Contributors: lawrence G. Acker, Brett A. Snyder, Brian D. ONeill, James F. Bowe, Jr., William E. Rice, Sonia C. D. Mendonca, 1. Porter Wiseman, and Michelle A. liguori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1 Transportation Cer

6、tificates Held by Interstate Pipelines . “ . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1 .1 Customer-Specific NGA Section 7(C) Transportation . . . . . 2-1 2.1 .2 NGPA Section 311(a)(l) Transportation on Behalf of Intrastate Pipelines and LDCs (Part 284 Subpart B , 18 C.F.R. 284.101) . 2-2 2.1 .2.1 The “on behalf of “ Test

7、 . . . . . . . 2-3 2.1 .2.2 Terms and Conditions and Rates of NGPA Section 311 Transportation Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2.1.2.3 Blanket Certificates Under NGA Section 7(C) (Part 284 Subpart G, 18 C.F.R. 284.221) . . . . . 2-3 2.2 NGA Tariffs and Tariff Requirements for Interstate Pipelin

8、es . . . . 2-4 2.2.1 Filed Rate Doctrine . . . 2-4 2.2.2 Filing Requirements . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 2.23 Composition ofTariff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 2.2-4 Electronic Bulletin Boards/Internet Postings . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 2.3 Services Provided by Interstate Pipelines . . . 2-6 2.3-1 Fir

9、m Transportation Service (18 C.F.R . 284-7) . . . . . . . . 2-6 v AGA FE RC MAN UAL 2.p Interruptible Transportation Service (18 C.F.R. 284.9) . 2-6 2.B No-Notice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 2.3-4 Parking and Loaning Service . _

10、 2-7 2.3-5 Storage Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 2-3.6 Pooling Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 2-3-7 Balancing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 2-3.8 Gathering . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-g 2.3-g Backhauls and Exchanges . . 2-g 2A Maj

11、or Tariff Provisions . . . 2-10 2A.1 Capacity Release/Shipper Must Have Title . . 2-10 2A.2 Discounted Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 2A.3 Negotiated Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 2AA Operational Flow Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 2A.5 Billing Disputes . . . . .

12、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 2A.6 Flexible Receipt/Delivery Point Authority . . . . . . . 2-14 2A7 Segmentation . . . . 2-15 2A.8 Requests for Primary Point Change . . . 2-17 2A.9 Right ofFirst Refusal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17 2A.9.1 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

13、2A.9.2 Mechanism . . 2-20 2A.10 Gas Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 2A.11 Recovery of Fuel and Lost and Unaccounted for Gas . 2-23 2411.1 Fixed Fuel Percentages . 2- 23 2411.2 Fuel Trackers . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 2A.11.3 Incentive Fuel Recovery Proposals . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 2A.11A Reporting on Fuel Data and the AGA Appeal. . . . 2-25 2-4.12 Revenue Credits for Services Provided to Other Shippers . . . . . . 2-26 2-4.13 Curtailment and Outages

15、. . 2-26 2-4. 13-1 Curtailment Due to an Event Within the Pipelines Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 241P Policy Regarding Curtailment Due to FORCE MAJEURE . . 2-27 2A.14 Application ofpolicy by FERC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2g 2A.15 Remedies 2-2g 2A.16 FERC Accounting

16、 for Costs Incurred and Investments Made for Pipeline Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30 2A.17 Recovery of Safety-Related Costs and Investments 2-32 2417.1 Trackers . 2-32 2-4.18 NAESB Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34 2.5 Agreements LDCs May Have with Intersta

17、te P ipelines. . . . . . 2-36 2.5.1 Service Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36 2.5.2 Non-Conforming Service Agreements . . . . . . 2-37 25-3 Operational Balancing Agreements . 2-41 2.5A Interconnection Agreements . . . 2-41 2.6 Storage

18、 Service . . . . 2-42 Chapter 3 RULES RELATING TO LDCS AS SHIPPERS/STORAGE CUSTOMERS ON INTERSTATE PIPELINES: OBTAINING CAPACITY DIRECTLY FROM THE PIPELINE Author: Lawrence G. Acker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3.1 Obtaining Capacity Directly from th

19、e Pipeline . . . . . . . 3-1 3-1 .1 Background . . . . 3-1 3-1 .2 FERC Policy . . . . . 3-1 DEWEY Contributor: Bruce W. Neely . . . . . . 4.1 Original Capacity Release Rules . . . . . . 4.2 Order Nos. 712, 712-A, and 712-B . . . . . . . . . 4.3 Order No. 712 Rules for Traditional Capacity Releases .

20、 . . “ . . 4.3.1 Capacity Release Is Available Only for Open Access Transportation and Storage Services . . . . 4.P Rules Prohibiting Capacity Brokering: Shipper Must Have Title and the Prohibition Against Buy/Sells . . . . . . . 4.p .1 Weakness in FERCs Restrictions on the Role of the Releasing Shi

21、pper: Credit Protection and the Lack of Privity of Contract . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3-3 Bidding Rules for Traditional Capacity Releases . . 4.J4 Bidding and Fuel Usage Charges . . . . 4.J5 Explanation of the Prohibition Against Tying . . . . . 4-3.6 Releases of Aggregated Capacity: An Exception to t

22、he No-Tying Rule . . . . . . 4.J7 Releases of Storage Capacity: An Exception to the No-Tying Rule 4-3.8 Occasions for Waiver ofthe Prohibition AgainstTying . . . . . 4.J9 Bidding When the Term of the Release Is 31 Days or Less . . . 4-3.9.1 Flipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.J9.2 Release o

23、fthe Same Capacity . . . . . . 4.3-10 Bidding When the Term of the Release Is GreaterThan 31 Days but Not Greater Than One Year . . . . . . . 4.3-10.1 Retention of Price Cap on Pipeline Sales of Capacity . . 4-1 4-1 4-3 4-3 4-3 4-4 4-7 4-8 4-8 4-9 4-10 4- 11 4- 12 4-1 3 4-1 4 4-16 4-1 7 4-1 7 VII AG

24、h AGA FERC MANUAL 4-3. 11 Bidding When the Term ofthe Release Is Greater Than One Year . . . . . 4-17 4-3.12 An Exception to Maximum Rate Restrictions and the Requ irement for Bidding for Certain Permanent Releases . 4-18 4-3.13 Master FT Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 4-4

25、 Special Treatmentfor AMAs . 4-19 4-4.1 Reasons for Special Treatment . . . . 4-19 4-4.2 Nature of the Special Treatment for Qualifying AMAs . 4-20 4-4.3 AMAs and Usage Charges . . 4-21 4-4-4 What Qualifies a Release for Treatment as an AMA? 4-22 4-4.5 Special Rule for Releases to an AMA of Capacity

26、 on Multiple Facilities . . . . . . 4-23 4-4.6 AMAs and Agency Agreements . 4-24 4.5 FERCs Posting Requirements . . 4-25 4.5.1 Posting ofTraditional Permanent Capacity Releases . 4-25 4-5-2 Posting ofTraditional Temporary Capacity Releases . 4-26 4.5-3 Posting of Qualifying AMA Releases . . 4-26 4.5

27、-4 Posting of Qualifying LDC Releases . 4-27 4.5.5 Posting of Storage Inventory Prices . 4-27 4.6 Capacity in an Open Access Pipeline Immediately Downstream of an LNG Terminal . , . . 4-28 4-7 SpecialTreatmentfor LDCs Releasing Capacity to Implement a State-Approved Retail Access Program . 4-29 4-7.

28、1 Reasons for Special Treatment for LDCs Releasing Capacity to Implement a State-Approved Retail Access Program 4-29 4.7-2 Nature of the Special Treatment for Qualifying LDC Capacity Releases to Implement a State-Approved Retail Access Program . . . . . . . . 4-29 4.7 .3 Retail Access Program Releas

29、es and Usage Charges . . . . . 4-29 4.7-4 What Qualifies an LDC Capacity Release as One That Implements a State-Approved Retail Access Program? 4-30 4.8 Tables of Capacity Release Conditions . 4-31 4.9 Capacity Release on Intrastate Pipelines and Hinshaw Pipelines Providing Interstate Service . . .

30、. . . 4-38 4.9.1 Section 311 and HinshawTransportation 4-38 4.9.2 Buy/Sell Prohibition . . 4-38 4.9.3 Waiver of Buy/Sell Prohibition to Allow the Sequent Transaction . . . . . . . . . . “ . . . . . 4-39 4.9-4 The Buy/Sell Prohibition Is Not Confined to Capacity Release Programs . 4-39 4.9.5 FERCs No

31、tice of Inquiry 4-40 4.9.5.1 Enforcement Moratorium . . 4-40 4.l0 Hypotheticals/illustrations/Questions- Answers . . . 4-41 Chapter 5 FERCS REGULATION OF LDCS AS NATURAL GAS SELLERS Contributors: Lawrence G. Acker, Brett A. Snyder, Charles A. Moore, S. Shamai Elstein, Nina H. Jenkins-Johnston, and A

32、hren S . Tryon . . . . . 5-1 5. 1 Sales of Natural Gas Under Blanket Marketing Certificates . 5-1 5-2 “First Sales“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 5-3 Reporting Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 5.3-1 Reportingto Price Index Publishers . 5-3 5P Form No. 552 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 DEWEY & LEBoEUF LLP VIII