Statement of Proposal, Supplementary Consultations and Analysis
Previously Consulted On
Statement of Proposal - Gas Outage and Contingency Management Arrangements
Date Published: August 2007
Industry members have requested Gas Industry Co develop mandatory arrangements to replace the voluntary National Gas Outage Contingency Plan (NGOCP). This Statement of Proposal puts forward replacement arrangements which are a combination of regulations under the Gas Act and industry-developed arrangements to meet the requirements of those regulations.
Submissions received
Presentation - Gas Outage and Contingency Management Arrangements Industry Forum
Date Published: 23 August 2007
This presentation on the draft outage and contingency management regulations introduces changes in terminology, proposes a framework and timetable for implementation and gives a breakdown of the draft regulations and supporting arrangements.
Report - Gas Outage and Contingency Management Arrangements – Submissions Analysis and Next Steps
Date Published: October 2007
A statement of proposal was released in August 2007 which put forward arrangements for the replacement of the NGOCP. The proposed hybrid approach is a combination of regulations under the Gas Act and industry-developed arrangements to meet the requirements of those regulations. Submissions were sought on the proposal and have been collated and analysed. This document sets out the submissions analysis, a summary of changes to the regulations in light of submissions and the next steps which include an industry workshop and further consultation on the revised draft regulations.
Presentation - Gas Outage and Contingency Management Arrangements Stakeholder Workshop
Date: 27 November 2007
The purpose of the workshop was to review and discuss a number of proposed changes to the statement of proposal which was issued in August 2007. The agenda included:
- a revised approach to cash-out of imbalances based on existing processes;
- allocation of imbalances to shippers downstream of welded points;
- derivation of gas contingency price and consideration of alternatives;
- avoiding deadlocks in OCMP preparation & approvals;
- standardising terminology across work streams;
- funding and cost allocation; and
- timetable and next steps.
Supplementary Consultation Paper - Gas Outage and Contingency Management Arrangements
Date Published: December 2007
The supplementary consultation paper focuses on a number of issues that were raised in response to the statement of proposal issued in August 2007. Gas Industry Co has proposed ways of addressing the issues raised and seeks feedback on these. There are some additional issues that have been identified separately from the submissions process and these are also discussed together with solutions being presented. The paper includes a revised set of draft regulations.
Submissions received
Report - Gas Outage and Contingency Management Arrangements - Supplementary Submissions Analysis
Date Published: March 2008
This paper provides an analysis of the submissions in response to questions included in the supplementary consultation paper of December 2007. Next steps suggested in this paper include establishing an industry implementation group to help co-ordinate the preparation work for the new arrangements, and developing terms of reference for the critical contingency operator (CCO) service provider agreement.
Short-form Consultation Paper - Gas Critical Contingency Management Arrangements
Date Published: May 2008
This paper builds on the previous Statement of Proposal (August 2007) and Supplementary Consultation Paper (December 2007) and focuses on changes to the proposed regulations since the December 2007 paper. These changes are mainly in response to comments received from MED and PCO. The paper also outlines the role of the Contingency Management Implementation Group (CMIG), reports on the service provider contract to appoint Vector as the CCO, and provides a further opportunity for comment on the draft regulations before a recommendation is made to the Minister.