Recommendations to the Minister of Energy

Recommendation to the Minister of Energy on Critical Contingency Amendments to Gas Compliance Regulations

Date Published: June 2008

Gas Industry Co is recommending regulations providing for the effective management of critical gas contingencies, called the Gas Governance (Critical Contingency Management) Regulations. The proposed regulations include mandatory processes for the management of critical contingencies, including compliance with curtailment instructions. An effective compliance regime is crucial to ensuring that the proposed regulations achieve their purpose. In a statement of proposal on critical contingency management arrangements issued in August 2007, Gas Industry Co proposed that the existing compliance regulations be amended to apply to the proposed contingency management regulations. This paper sets out the proposed amendments.

 

Recommendation to the Minister of Energy on Arrangements for the Effective Management of Critical Contingencies

Date Published: June 2008

This document recommends regulations to ensure effective and efficient management of a situation when gas is in short supply (whether due to a short-term production outage or physical problems with a transmission system) and the market proves unable to manage that situation through normal commercial operations.

Recommendation to the Minister of Energy on Arrangements for the Effective Management of Critical Contingencies