LETTER NO. L-59-06 ROBERT J. PELLATT SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 COMMISSION SECRETARY VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6Z 2N3 Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 web site: http://www.bcuc.com BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 Log No. 15225 VIA E-MAIL September 29, 2006 Marauder Resources West Coast Inc. Common Carrier/Common Processor – CNRL & Pioneer Exhibit A-8 To: Marauder Resources West Coast Inc. Intervenors and Interested Parties (Marauder-RI and Marauder-IP) Re: Marauder Resources West Coast Inc. Applications for Common Carrier/Common Processor Orders to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Ltd. Velma Field, Bluesky Pool By letter dated September 13, 2006 (Exhibit C2-5), counsel for Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Ltd. (“Pioneer”) requested an extension to the time for filing Intervenor evidence set out in Commission Order No. G-93-06, and sought a ruling on whether the Commission’s proceedings on the Common Carrier and Common Processor Applications (“CC/CP Applications”) of Marauder Resources West Coast Inc. (“Marauder”) would be conducted after or concurrent with the proceeding for the Application for a reserve allocation order that Marauder filed with the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (the “Ministry”). Commission Letter No. L-58-06 (Exhibit A-7) extended the deadline for filing Intervenor evidence to September 29, 2006, and established a schedule for parties to file written submissions on the relative timing for the Commission’s process to hear the CC/CP Applications. By letter dated September 25, 2006 (Exhibit B-9) Marauder disagreed with Pioneer’s request that the review of the CC/CP Applications be held in abeyance until the Application to the Ministry is decided, and submitted that Marauder would be unfairly prejudiced by a delay. Marauder states that to its knowledge, the Ministry has not established a schedule to review the Application filed with it. In a letter dated September 25, 2006 (Exhibit C3-2), the Ministry submitted that maintaining the concurrent reviews of Marauder’s applications to the Commission and the Ministry is the preferred course of action. By letters dated September 21, 2006 (Exhibit C1-7 and C1-8) Canadian Natural Resources Limited (“CNRL”) submitted that the CC/CP Applications should be heard before the Application to the Ministry is considered. On September 27, 2006 (Exhibit C1-9), CNRL repeated its position that the CC/CP Applications should proceed first and identified certain logistical and procedural concerns if the proceedings were held concurrently. CNRL also identified a conflict regarding the timing of the Pre-Hearing Conference scheduled for November 1, 2006, and requested that the Conference be advanced by one week. …/2
2 LETTER NO. L-59-06 By letter dated September 27, 2006 (Exhibit C2-7) Pioneer reiterated its submission that the Ministry’s review should take place ahead of the proceeding for the CC/CP Applications. Pioneer was particularly concerned that the Ministry’s review not follow the Commission’s proceeding. After considering the submissions from the parties, the Commission concludes that its hearing of the CC/CP Applications should proceed as currently scheduled. This schedule has been established for some time and the Commission is not persuaded that it should be varied in a substantive way. The Commission hereby establishes the Revised Regulatory Timetable that is Appendix A to this Letter, which shows the September 29, 2006 date for filing Intervenor evidence and includes a short extension to Friday, October 13, 2006 for submitting Information Request on that evidence. The November 1, 2006 date for the Pre-Hearing Conference has not been changed, although the need to hold the Conference will be reviewed at a future date, as discussed below. In the CC/CP Applications, Marauder requests that the Commission make common carrier and common processor declarations and also that it direct the proportion of production to be taken by the common carrier from each producer or owner. In the event that it determines that it should provide relief to Marauder, the Commission may need to direct the amounts or proportions of production from each producer or owner that the common carrier/processor is required to accept and carry in its facility. Notwithstanding that parties may have addressed this matter in filed evidence and in response to Information Requests, the Commission requests that parties provide a summary of their views on how the Commission should determine the quantity of gas a common carrier/processor must accept and carry from each producer or owner, by Tuesday, October 24, 2006. After reviewing the submissions, the Commission intends to advise parties by Friday, October 27, 2006 if the Pre-Hearing Conference scheduled for November 1, 2006 will proceed. On another matter, by letter dated September 20, 2006 (Exhibit B-8), Marauder requested approval to file four documents as evidence in the proceeding. Marauder states that the documents contain more current information than that referred to in the CC/CP Applications. The Commission has received no submission from other parties on the request to file the documents, and approves Marauder’s request to file them as evidence. Yours truly, Original signed by: Constance M. Smith for: Robert J. Pellatt JBW/dg Attachment PF/Marauder_CCCP_CNRL&PNRC/Gen Cor/A-8-L-59-06-Rsp to Pioneer
Marauder Resources West Coast Inc. (“Marauder”) Applications for Common Carrier and Common Processor Orders to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (“CNRL”) and Pioneer Natural Resources Canada Inc. (“Pioneer”) Velma Field, Bluesky Pool REVISED REGULATORY TIMETABLE ACTION Intervenor and Interested Party Registration BCUC Workshop Procedural Conference BCUC and Participant Information Requests to Marauder Marauder Responses to Information Requests Intervenor Evidence BCUC and Participant Information Requests to Intervenors Intervenor Responses to Information Requests Pre-Hearing Conference Public Hearing commences APPENDIX A to Letter No. L-59-06 Page 1 of 1 DATE (2006) Tuesday, July 25 Tuesday, August 1 Wednesday, August 2 Tuesday, August 22 Friday, September 8 Friday, September 29 Friday, October 13 Friday, October 27 Wednesday, November 1 Monday, November 6
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