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Canadian Mainline Winter 2011/2012 Open Season for STFT and ST-SN

Revised February 3, 2012

TransCanada's Canadian Mainline is currently posting the following firm transportation services in this Short Term Capacity Open Season (the "Open Season") for service in the 2011/2012 Winter season (November 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012). This represents capacities remaining from the July 28, 2011 Winter Short Term Open Season. The available capacity has been adjusted for subsequent firm transportation sales.

TransCanada will accept bids starting on February 22, 2012 for service into March, for terms less than the full monthly block (minimum seven days). Full month blocks must end on the last calendar day of that month. The Open Season has been adjusted to reflect recent transportation bids on February 3, 2012

Table 1: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) - Winter 2011/2012(1)

Posted System Segments for STFT and ST-SN(2)

  

Feb 2012

Mar 2012

Empress to

     
South Saskatchewan Delivery Area (SSDA)  

4,451,179(5)

5,424,125

Manitoba Delivery Area (MDA)  

4,451,179(5)

5,424,125

Western Delivery Area (WDA)  

449,358

1,117,175

Northern Delivery Area (NDA)  

449,358

1,117,175

North Bay Junction  

449,358

1,117,175

Central Delivery Area (CDA)  

449,358

1,117,175

Eastern Delivery Area (EDA)(3)  

433,917

871,375

Eastern Delivery Area (GMi EDA)  

137,020

248,000

Sault Ste Marie Delivery Area (SSMDA)  

0

0

Southwest Delivery Area (SWDA)  

704,700

704,700

       
Emerson 1  

737,924

753,750

Emerson 2  

1,325,160(5)

1,528,463

Kirkwall  

524,496

524,496

Niagara  

524,496

524,496

Chippawa  

242,217

242,217

Iroquois  

433,938

755,449

Napierville  

118,839

120,000

Philipsburg  

18,500

18,500

East Hereford(4)  

0

157,125


 

North Bay Junction to

        
 Central Delivery Area (CDA)  

1,124,025

1,127,599

1,777,625


Kirkwall  to

        
 Chippawa  

242,217

242,217

242,217

 Niagara  

759,000

759,000

759,000


St. Clair to

        
 Union SWDA  

888,348

888,348

888,348


Union Dawn to

        
 Kirkwall  

524,496

524,496

524,496

 Niagara  

524,496

524,496

524,496

 Chippawa  

242,217

242,217

242,217

 Union CDA  

68,000

68,000

68,000


 

Union Parkway Belt

      

 

 Union CDA  

336,000

336,000

336,000


STSN Metering Capacity
(Subject to Segment Capacity)

        
 Goreway CDA  

61,000

61,000

61,000

 Victoria Square #2 CDA  

50,000

50,000

50,000

 Thorold CDA  

75,000

75,000

75,000


1 TransCanada is not accepting bids from all export points (excluding Emerson) unless otherwise listed in the table above.
2 May not be available on all paths. Please contact your Mainline Customer Account Manager if you are interesting in bidding on this service.
3 Capacity available to Enbridge EDA, Union EDA, and Cornwall only.
4 Shippers and prospective shippers should be aware that TransCanada has posted firm capacity to East Hereford that is in excess of the downstream firm take-away capacity on PNGTS. PNGTS may have interruptible capacity available on certain days, depending on operating conditions. When insufficient interruptible take-away capacity is available on PNGTS, those FT shippers on TransCanada that are unable to flow their gas downstream of East Hereford may instead nominate diversions to alternate Delivery Points or, if applicable, obtain FT-RAM credits for use elsewhere on the TransCanada system.
5 Higher capacity may be available. Please see the Current Monthly Daily Capacities PDF 

Open Season & Bidding Procedure Highlights
  • Bids must be received by TransCanada no later than 8:00 a.m. Calgary time each business day.
  • Service Applicant needs to qualify for credit in order to commence service the day after the bid is received.
  • Term:
    • February capacity is available for a minimum of seven (7) day term
    • March capacity is available for a minimum of one (1) month term
    • No bids will be accepted with a term ending after March 31, 2011
    • TransCanada will accept bids starting February 22, 2012 for service extending into March, with a term less than the full monthly block (minimum seven days)
  • System Segment Capacity:
    • Some posted segments share common capacity. A successful bid on one system segment may reduce the capacity on another system segment in any Mainline Open Season.
    • Any bids that pertain to common capacity will be evaluated together for allocation purposes.
    • Each capacity segment requested must be on an individual bid form.
  • Conditional Bidding: STFT bids can be conditioned on another STFT bid.
    • If an STFT bid is conditional on another STFT bid, if either STFT bid requires a reduction to the maximum daily quantity, the maximum daily quantity for the other STFT bid will be reduced by the same percentage.
    • Please submit each set of conditional bids in a separate fax, to provide clarity on which bids are related.
  • Min Acceptable Quantity: May be specified by bidder in the event that prorating capacity is necessary.
  • There are no Diversions, Alternate Receipt Points, FT-RAM or Renewal Rights with any STFT service.
  • Transportation sales in the Daily Existing Capacity Open Season will affect the available capacity in this STFT Open Season.

How to Bid

Service applicants must submit a binding Short Term Firm Transportation Contract, Exhibit "A" Addendum, Paper Version or Electronic Versionto TransCanada's Mainline Contracting Department at 1.403.920.2343. Bids under this Open Season must be received by 8:00 a.m. Calgary time each business day.

Questions

If you have any questions or would like to obtain a form to bid in this Short Term Firm Open Season, please contact your Mainline Customer Account Manager.

 

Calgary

Michael Mazier
Phone: 1.403.920.2651
Email: mike_mazier@transcanada.com

Gordon Betts
Phone: 1.403.920.6834
Email: gordon_betts@transcanada.com


Toronto

Amelia Cheung
Phone: 1.416.869.2115
Email: amelia_cheung@transcanada.com

Lisa DeAbreu
Phone: 1.416.869.2171
Email: lisa_deabreu@transcanada.com

Reena Mistry
Phone: 1.416.869.2159
Email: reena_mistry@transcanada.com

Completed bides must be faxed by 8 a.m. Calgary time each business day to Mainline Contracting @ 1.403.920.2343

Appendix

LINKS to Additional Information:


GST/HST Procedures for STFT - FOR EXPORT POINTS ONLY

TransCanada is required to charge the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), whichever is applicable, on transportation of gas that is consumed in Canada. The GST is set at 5% while HST is set at 13% in Ontario.

Shippers may provide a Declaration which notifies TransCanada that the Shipper's STFT contract is intended to serve an export market and should be charged 0% GST or 0% HST, on any Unutilized Demand Charges (UDC).

The Declaration Form is available at the following link:

STFT GST/HST Declaration

Shippers may also zero-rate GST or HST on the associated transportation demand, commodity and pressure charges by making a Declaration on the nomination line in NrG Highway.

Please note:

  • A Declaration cannot be applied retroactively.
  • A separate STFT GST/HST Declaration form must be used for each Exhibit "A" (STFT Bid form)
  • If a Shipper zero-rates their nomination but does not execute a Declaration for the STFT the Shipper will be charged 0% GST or 0% HST on their nomination but all associated UDCs will be charged the current applicable GST or HST rate.

Electronic STFT Bid Form:

  • The Electronic STFT Bid Form will require you to select Yes or No for GST/HST applicable export points. If Yes is selected, the Declaration form will automatically be filled in for you and must be executed and attached to your bid.

Please refer to the following website for additional information on GST/HST regulations and rebates:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/gnrl/txbl/trnsprttn/menu-eng.html.

For more information on TransCanada's GST/HST practices, contact mainline_contracting@transcanada.com.