(MOPS) Abandonment filed December 4, 2014, in Docket No. RP15

Northern Natural Gas Company
P.O. Box 3330
Omaha, NE 68103-0330
402 398-7200
December 4, 2014
Ms. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20426
Re:
Northern Natural Gas Company
Docket No. RP15-__
Tariff Changes Related to the Abandonment of the Matagorda Offshore
Pipeline System
Dear Ms. Bose:
Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) hereby submits for filing as part of its
F.E.R.C. Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume No. 1 (Tariff), the following tariff sheets,
proposed to be effective January 6, 2015:
SIXTH REVISED VOLUME NO. 1
First Revised Sheet No. 25
Eighth Revised Sheet No. 51
Seventh Revised Sheet No. 52
First Revised Sheet No. 121
First Revised Sheet No. 130
First Revised Sheet No. 267A
Reason for Filing
On June 4, 2013, Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern), Southern Natural Gas
Company (Southern), and Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) filed in
Docket No. CP13-491-000 a request for authorization under section 7(b) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA) to abandon certain jointly-owned offshore and onshore pipeline facilities
collectively known as the Matagorda Offshore Pipeline System (MOPS). On
February 7, 2014, the Commission issued an Order approving abandonment. 1
1
Northern Natural Gas Co., 146 FERC ¶ 62,108 (2014).
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
December 4, 2014
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On November 7, 2014, Northern notified the Commission that the MOPS facilities had
been abandoned effective as of October 28, 2014. The purpose of this filing is to remove
all references to MOPS in Northern’s Tariff as the facilities have been abandoned and no
service can be provided on MOPS.
Removal from Tariff
On Sheet No. 25, the Facilities Map has been updated to remove the section of pipe for
MOPS. On Sheet Nos. 51 and 52 Northern is removing the rate information for the
MOPS Gathering, MOPS Transmission and Tivoli – Downstream points. On Sheet Nos.
121 and 130 the paragraph on MOPS Gathering is being removed from the Rates and
Charges section.
With the abandonment of MOPS Northern’s interest in the Central Texas Gathering
System (CTGS) is the only remaining gulf coast system available for service on
Northern. Since MOPS has been abandoned, Northern proposes to remove the Houston
Ship Channel and Florida Gas Transmission pricing points and replace it with Transco,
zone 1 to determine the average Gulf Coast Monthly Index Prices (GC MIP) used to
resolve gulf coast monthly imbalances. Transco, zone 1 is a more appropriate pricing
point as the CTGS is the only remaining available gulf coast service.
Waiver
Northern respectfully requests that the Commission grant any and all waivers of its
Regulations that it deems necessary to allow the tariff records to become effective
January 6, 2015.
Posting
Northern has served an electronic copy of this filing upon its customers and interested
state regulatory commissions.
Marked Version
In accordance with Section 154.201 of the Commission’s Regulations, Northern has
submitted a marked version of the proposed tariff changes highlighting new additions and
showing deletions by strikeout.
Motion
In accordance with Sections 154.7(a)(9) and 154.206(c) of the Commission’s
Regulations, Northern hereby moves to place the tariff sheets referenced herein in effect
as of the end of any suspension period ordered by the Commission.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary
December 4, 2014
Page 3 of 3
Data Processing Requirements
Northern is submitting this filing through FERC’s electronic tariff filing process in a
FERC-approved format.
Communication
It is requested that all correspondence and communications concerning this filing be
served upon each of the following:
Laura Demman
Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Northern Natural Gas Company
1111 South 103rd Street
Omaha, NE 68124-1000
(402) 398-7278
[email protected]
James F. Moriarty
Thomas Knight
Locke Lord LLP
701 8th Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 220-6915
[email protected]
[email protected]
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Laura Demman
Laura Demman
Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Attachments
J. Gregory Porter
Vice President, General Counsel & Chief
Compliance Officer
Dari R. Dornan
Senior Counsel
Northern Natural Gas Company
1111 South 103rd Street
Omaha, NE 68124-1000
(402) 398-7077
[email protected]
[email protected]
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
Issued On: December 4, 2014
First Revised Sheet No. 25
Superseding
Original Sheet No. 25
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
Eighth Revised Sheet No. 51
Superseding
Seventh Revised Sheet No. 51
RATE SCHEDULES TFX and LFT
MARKET-TO-MARKET
RESERVATION RATES
Base Tariff Rates 1/
FIELD-TO-FIELD___
Apr-Oct
Nov-Mar
Apr-Oct
Nov-Mar_
$5.683
$15.153
$5.473
$9.853_
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
COMMODITY RATES
TFX and LFT
2/
Receipt Point
Delivery Point
Market
Field
Market
Field
Market
Market
Field
Field
Market Area
3/
Maximum
Minimum
0.0364
0.0364
0.0195
0.0195
Field Mileage 5/
Rate per 100 miles
Maximum
Minimum
0.0122
0.0122
0.0122
0.0040
0.0040
0.0040
Carlton
Surcharge 4/
Out-of-Balance 3/
Maximum Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
0.0364
0.0195
0.0276
0.0090
0.0175
0.0175
0.0000
0.0000
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reservation 1/
GULF COAST
Other Gulf Coast
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
Commodity 6/
Out-of-Balance 6/
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
4.8169
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
The minimum reservation rate is equal to zero.
The applicable Mileage Indicator Districts (MIDs) billing rate will be added to the TF rates for volumes
received in the Field Area, or received in the Market Area and delivered to the Field Area. The MIDs rates
shown on Sheet Nos. 59-60A represent the maximum Field Area throughput commodity rates for any transaction
involving MIDs. For volumes transported through Northern’s Ft. Buford compressor station, the commodity
rate, fuel and unaccounted for apply only to volumes that are not ultimately confirmed for re-delivery into
Northern’s Market Area.
The Maximum and Minimum rates include the Market Area Electric Compression charge of $0.0005 where
applicable. In addition, Shipper shall pay the ACA unit surcharge as posted on FERC’s website at
http://www.ferc.gov.
Applicable to Market Area shippers as provided for in the Carlton Settlement filed in Docket No. RP96-347
dated October 28, 1996.
Where applicable, the Field Area Compression charge of $0.0000 and the ACA unit surcharge as set forth on
FERC’s website at http://www.ferc.gov will be added to the mileage based rates.
In addition to the Maximum and Minimum rates, Shipper shall pay the ACA unit surcharge as posted on FERC’s
website at http://www.ferc.gov.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
Seventh Revised Sheet No. 52
Superseding
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 52
RATE SCHEDULE TI
COMMODITY RATES
Receipt Point
1/
Delivery Point
NOVEMBER - MARCH
Market
Market
Field
Market
Market
Field
Field
Field
APRIL - OCTOBER
Market
Market
Field
Market
Market
Field
Field
Field
Market Area
2/
Maximum
Minimum
0.6086
0.6086
0.0195
0.0195
0.2507
0.2507
0.0195
0.0195
Field Mileage
Rate per 100 miles 3/
Maximum
Minimum
0.1588
0.1588
0.1588
0.0040
0.0040
0.0040
0.0893
0.0893
0.0893
0.0040
0.0040
0.0040
Carlton
Surcharge 4/
Out-of-Balance 2/
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
0.0175
0.0175
0.0000
0.0000
0.6086
0.0195
0.3589
0.0090
0.2507
0.0195
0.2018
0.0090
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commodity
GULF COAST
Other Gulf Coast
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
5/
Out-of-Balance
5/
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
0.1584
0.0000
0.1584
0.0000
The applicable Mileage Indicator Districts (MIDs) billing rate will be added to the TI rates for volumes
received in the Field Area, or received in the Market Area and delivered to the Field Area. The MIDs rates
shown on Sheet Nos. 59-60A represent the maximum Field Area throughput commodity rates for any transaction
involving MIDs.
Maximum rates include the Market Area Electric Compression charge of $0.0005 where applicable. Minimum
rates include the Electric Compression charge of $0.0005. In addition, Shipper shall pay the ACA unit
surcharge as posted on FERC’s website at http://www.ferc.gov.
Where applicable, Field Area Compression charge of $0.0000 and ACA unit surcharge as set forth on FERC’s
website at http://www.ferc.gov will be added to the mileage based rates.
Applicable to Market Area Shippers as provided for in the Carlton Settlement filed in Docket No. RP96-347
dated October 28, 1996.
In addition to the Maximum and Minimum rates, Shipper shall pay the ACA unit surcharge as posted on FERC’s
website at http://www.ferc.gov.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
First Revised Sheet No. 121
Superseding
Original Sheet No. 121
RATE SCHEDULE TFX
Firm Throughput Service
6.
RATES AND CHARGES.
The monthly billing for TFX Throughput Service shall be the sum of:
(a)
Throughput Reservation Charges
Shipper shall be billed monthly for reservation charges associated with its Field,
Market or combined TFX agreements. The monthly bill will be derived by using the
highest TF Reservation Rate in effect for the month for the TFX Throughput Service
as shown on Sheet No. 51 of this Tariff, multiplied by the MDQ as shown on the TFX
Agreement. In addition, Shipper shall be billed monthly for reservation charges
associated with any receipt capacity MDQ reserved in excess of delivery capacity MDQ
in the Market Area and in the Field Area at a rate equal to one-half of the TF12
Base monthly reservation charge per MMBtu as shown on Sheet No. 50.
(b)
Throughput Commodity Charge
The total units of TFX volumes during the respective month multiplied by the
Commodity Rate for each TFX unit transported as shown on Sheet No. 51 of this
Tariff.
The Throughput Commodity rate for TFX service shall be the commodity rate in effect
for the respective month of the TFX agreement. Such rates are set forth on Sheet
No. 51.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
First Revised Sheet No. 130
Superseding
Original Sheet No. 130
RATE SCHEDULE TI
Interruptible Throughput Service
6.
RATES AND CHARGES.
The monthly billing for TI Throughput Service(s) shall be the sum of:
(a)
Throughput Commodity Charge
The total units of TI volumes scheduled during the respective month multiplied by
the Commodity Rate for each TI unit transported as shown on Sheet No. 52 of this
Tariff.
(b)
Overrun and Out-of-Balance Charges
(i)
Overrun Charge. For Overrun Volumes transported, the monthly billing shall
be the sum of said overrun units transported multiplied by the daily Overrun
Rate shown on Sheet No. 53.
(ii) Out-of Balance Charge. The monthly billing shall be the total units of Outof-Balance Volumes transported to a delivery point(s) during the respective
month multiplied by the Out-of-Balance Rate as shown on Sheet No. 52 of this
Tariff, as applicable.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
First Revised Sheet No. 267A
Superseding
Original Sheet No. 267A
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(iii) Field Area Monthly Index Prices (Field Area MIP)
a.
The High Field Area Monthly Index Price (High Field Area MIP)
shall equal the arithmetic average of the highest average weekly
price occurring within each five-week period at Panhandle, Tx Okla and El Paso, Permian Basin.
b.
The Low Field Area Monthly Index Price (Low Field Area MIP) shall
equal the arithmetic average of the lowest average weekly price
within each five-week period at Panhandle, Tx - Okla and El Paso,
Permian Basin.
c.
The Average Field Area Monthly Index Price (Average Field Area
MIP) shall equal the arithmetic average of the five average
weekly prices at Panhandle, Tx - Okla and El Paso, Permian Basin
(iv) Gulf Coast Monthly Index Prices (GC MIP)
a.
The Average Gulf Coast Monthly Index Price (Average GC MIP) shall
equal the arithmetic average of the five average weekly prices at
Transco, zone 1.
Imbalance quantities will be dollar valued using the MIPs set forth above
depending on whether the imbalance quantities were created in the Market
Area, Field Area or the Gulf Coast Area.
If a price discovery point is eliminated or redefined by "Gas Daily,"
Northern will notify shippers via an Internet website posting. Northern
will make a tariff filing to change MIP components.
Northern will electronically post, on or before the 15th day of the
following month, the MIPs, including the tiered values, to be used for the
previous calendar month.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
Issued On: December 4, 2014
First Revised Sheet No. 25
Superseding
Original Sheet No. 25
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
Eighth Revised Sheet No. 51
Superseding
Seventh Revised Sheet No. 51
RATE SCHEDULES TFX and LFT
MARKET-TO-MARKET
RESERVATION RATES
Base Tariff Rates 1/
FIELD-TO-FIELD___
Apr-Oct
Nov-Mar
Apr-Oct
Nov-Mar_
$5.683
$15.153
$5.473
$9.853_
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
COMMODITY RATES
TFX and LFT
2/
Receipt Point
Delivery Point
Market
Field
Market
Field
Market
Market
Field
Field
Market Area
3/
Maximum
Minimum
0.0364
0.0364
0.0195
0.0195
Field Mileage 5/
Rate per 100 miles
Maximum
Minimum
0.0122
0.0122
0.0122
0.0040
0.0040
0.0040
Carlton
Surcharge 4/
Out-of-Balance 3/
Maximum Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
0.0364
0.0195
0.0276
0.0090
0.0175
0.0175
0.0000
0.0000
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reservation 1/
Commodity 6/
Out-of-Balance 6/
GULF COAST
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
MOPS Gathering
MOPS Transmission
Tivoli - Downstream
Other Gulf Coast
1.0514
1.5337
0.6827
4.8169
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
The minimum reservation rate is equal to zero.
The applicable Mileage Indicator Districts (MIDs) billing rate will be added to the TF rates for volumes
received in the Field Area, or received in the Market Area and delivered to the Field Area. The MIDs rates
shown on Sheet Nos. 59-60A represent the maximum Field Area throughput commodity rates for any transaction
involving MIDs. For volumes transported through Northern’s Ft. Buford compressor station, the commodity
rate, fuel and unaccounted for apply only to volumes that are not ultimately confirmed for re-delivery into
Northern’s Market Area.
The Maximum and Minimum rates include the Market Area Electric Compression charge of $0.0005 where
applicable. In addition, Shipper shall pay the ACA unit surcharge as posted on FERC’s website at
http://www.ferc.gov.
Applicable to Market Area shippers as provided for in the Carlton Settlement filed in Docket No. RP96-347
dated October 28, 1996.
Where applicable, the Field Area Compression charge of $0.0000 and the ACA unit surcharge as set forth on
FERC’s website at http://www.ferc.gov will be added to the mileage based rates.
In addition to the Maximum and Minimum rates, Shipper shall pay the ACA unit surcharge as posted on FERC’s
website at http://www.ferc.gov.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
Seventh Revised Sheet No. 52
Superseding
Sixth Revised Sheet No. 52
RATE SCHEDULE TI
COMMODITY RATES
Receipt Point
1/
Delivery Point
NOVEMBER - MARCH
Market
Market
Field
Market
Market
Field
Field
Field
APRIL - OCTOBER
Market
Market
Field
Market
Market
Field
Field
Field
Market Area
2/
Maximum
Minimum
0.6086
0.6086
0.0195
0.0195
0.2507
0.2507
0.0195
0.0195
Field Mileage
Rate per 100 miles 3/
Maximum
Minimum
0.1588
0.1588
0.1588
0.0040
0.0040
0.0040
0.0893
0.0893
0.0893
0.0040
0.0040
0.0040
Carlton
Surcharge 4/
Out-of-Balance 2/
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
0.0175
0.0175
0.0000
0.0000
0.6086
0.0195
0.3589
0.0090
0.2507
0.0195
0.2018
0.0090
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commodity
5/
Out-of-Balance
5/
GULF COAST
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
MOPS Gathering
MOPS Transmission
Tivoli - Downstream
Other Gulf Coast
0.0346
0.0504
0.0225
0.1584
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0346
0.0504
0.0225
0.1584
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
The applicable Mileage Indicator Districts (MIDs) billing rate will be added to the TI rates for volumes
received in the Field Area, or received in the Market Area and delivered to the Field Area. The MIDs rates
shown on Sheet Nos. 59-60A represent the maximum Field Area throughput commodity rates for any transaction
involving MIDs.
Maximum rates include the Market Area Electric Compression charge of $0.0005 where applicable. Minimum
rates include the Electric Compression charge of $0.0005. In addition, Shipper shall pay the ACA unit
surcharge as posted on FERC’s website at http://www.ferc.gov.
Where applicable, Field Area Compression charge of $0.0000 and ACA unit surcharge as set forth on FERC’s
website at http://www.ferc.gov will be added to the mileage based rates.
Applicable to Market Area Shippers as provided for in the Carlton Settlement filed in Docket No. RP96-347
dated October 28, 1996.
In addition to the Maximum and Minimum rates, Shipper shall pay the ACA unit surcharge as posted on FERC’s
website at http://www.ferc.gov.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
First Revised Sheet No. 121
Superseding
Original Sheet No. 121
RATE SCHEDULE TFX
Firm Throughput Service
6.
RATES AND CHARGES.
The monthly billing for TFX Throughput Service shall be the sum of:
(a)
Throughput Reservation Charges
Shipper shall be billed monthly for reservation charges associated with its Field,
Market or combined TFX agreements. The monthly bill will be derived by using the
highest TF Reservation Rate in effect for the month for the TFX Throughput Service
as shown on Sheet No. 51 of this Tariff, multiplied by the MDQ as shown on the TFX
Agreement. In addition, Shipper shall be billed monthly for reservation charges
associated with any receipt capacity MDQ reserved in excess of delivery capacity MDQ
in the Market Area and in the Field Area at a rate equal to one-half of the TF12
Base monthly reservation charge per MMBtu as shown on Sheet No. 50.
(b)
Throughput Commodity Charge
The total units of TFX volumes during the respective month multiplied by the
Commodity Rate for each TFX unit transported as shown on Sheet No. 51 of this
Tariff.
The Throughput Commodity rate for TFX service shall be the commodity rate in effect
for the respective month of the TFX agreement. Such rates are set forth on Sheet
No. 51.
(c) MOPS Gathering
If Shipper designates a gathering receipt point as a primary receipt point(s)
identified on Appendix A to the TFX Throughput Service Agreement then, in addition
to the MOPS TFX reservation and commodity charges shown on Sheet No. 51, Shipper
shall pay the monthly MOPS Gathering reservation and commodity charges shown on
Sheet No. 51. The amount billed for reservation shall be the product of the
applicable MOPS Gathering reservation rate per Dth multiplied by Shipper's MDQ at
such primary receipt point(s) and for commodity shall be the product of the MOPS
Gathering commodity rate multiplied by the throughput from the gathering receipt
point for the billing month.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
First Revised Sheet No. 130
Superseding
Original Sheet No. 130
RATE SCHEDULE TI
Interruptible Throughput Service
6.
RATES AND CHARGES.
The monthly billing for TI Throughput Service(s) shall be the sum of:
(a)
Throughput Commodity Charge
The total units of TI volumes scheduled during the respective month multiplied by
the Commodity Rate for each TI unit transported as shown on Sheet No. 52 of this
Tariff.
(b)
Overrun and Out-of-Balance Charges
(i)
Overrun Charge. For Overrun Volumes transported, the monthly billing shall
be the sum of said overrun units transported multiplied by the daily Overrun
Rate shown on Sheet No. 53.
(ii) Out-of Balance Charge. The monthly billing shall be the total units of Outof-Balance Volumes transported to a delivery point(s) during the respective
month multiplied by the Out-of-Balance Rate as shown on Sheet No. 52 of this
Tariff, as applicable.
(c)
MOPS Gathering
If Shipper's throughput is scheduled from a receipt point(s) identified as a
gathering receipt point then, in addition to the MOPS TI commodity charges shown
on Sheet No. 52, Shipper shall pay the MOPS Gathering commodity charges shown on
Sheet No. 52, which shall be the product of the MOPS Gathering TI commodity rate
multiplied by the throughput from the gathering receipt point for the billing
month.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015
Northern Natural Gas Company
FERC Gas Tariff
Sixth Revised Volume No. 1
First Revised Sheet No. 267A
Superseding
Original Sheet No. 267A
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(iii) Field Area Monthly Index Prices (Field Area MIP)
a.
The High Field Area Monthly Index Price (High Field Area MIP)
shall equal the arithmetic average of the highest average weekly
price occurring within each five-week period at Panhandle, Tx Okla and El Paso, Permian Basin.
b.
The Low Field Area Monthly Index Price (Low Field Area MIP) shall
equal the arithmetic average of the lowest average weekly price
within each five-week period at Panhandle, Tx - Okla and El Paso,
Permian Basin.
c.
The Average Field Area Monthly Index Price (Average Field Area
MIP) shall equal the arithmetic average of the five average
weekly prices at Panhandle, Tx - Okla and El Paso, Permian Basin
(iv) Gulf Coast Monthly Index Prices (GC MIP)
a.
The Average Gulf Coast Monthly Index Price (Average GC MIP) shall
equal the arithmetic average of the five average weekly prices at
Florida Gas, zone 1 and Houston Ship Channel Transco, zone 1.
Imbalance quantities will be dollar valued using the MIPs set forth above
depending on whether the imbalance quantities were created in the Market
Area, Field Area or the Gulf Coast Area.
If a price discovery point is eliminated or redefined by "Gas Daily,"
Northern will notify shippers via an Internet website posting. Northern
will make a tariff filing to change MIP components.
Northern will electronically post, on or before the 15th day of the
following month, the MIPs, including the tiered values, to be used for the
previous calendar month.
Issued On: December 4, 2014
Effective On: January 6, 2015

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