B R I T I S H C O LU M B I A U T I L IT IE S C O M M IS S I O N O R D E R N U M B E R E-11-97 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 a TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 CANADA FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and an Application by Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. for Approval of Short-Term Gas Purchase Contracts for the 1997/98 Gas Contract Year BEFORE: L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair ) and Acting Chair ) October 2, 1997 K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. The Commission, by Letter No.ÊL-19-97, approved for Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.Ê("PNG") its 1997/98 Gas Contracting PlanÊ("the Plan"). The Plan anticipated a contract for 2.0Êmillion gigajoules ("GJ") of Aitken Creek underground storage and proposed that short-term gas supply contracts (as well as purchases under baseload contracts) will be needed to fill the storage; and B. On AugustÊ27, 1997 PNG applied to the Commission for approval of Letter Agreements covering gas purchases from Remington Energy Ltd.Ê("Remington"), Engage Energy Canada L.P. ("Engage") and ProGas LimitedÊ("ProGas"); and C. The Commission has reviewed the PNG filing and is satisfied that approval of the short-term gas purchase contracts are necessary and in the public interest. NOW THEREFORE pursuant to Section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act and the Rules, the Commission approves the following for PNG: 1. A gas purchase agreement with Remington dated JuneÊ4, 1997 for 5,000ÊGJ/d for the months June through October, 1997. 2. A gas transaction confirmation with Engage (formerly Westcoast Gas Services Inc.) dated MayÊ28, 1997 for 3,000ÊGJ/d for the months June through October, 1997. . . . /2
2 3. A gas transaction confirmation with ProGas dated MayÊ29, 1997 for 5,000ÊGJ/d for the months June through August, 1997. 4. The Commission orders PNG to address the allocation of its spot and short-term gas purchases between current sales and storage injections as part of its 1998 Rate Design filing. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this ÊÊÊÊÊÊ8thÊÊÊday of October, 1997. ORDERS/PNG-97/98 ShortTerm Gas ContctsB R I T IS H C O L U M B I A U T I L IT IE S C O M M I S S I ON O R D E R N U M B ER E-11-97 BY ORDER Original signed by: Lorna R. Barr Deputy Chair and Acting Chair
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