British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Utilities Commission Coastal Canada Field Services Limited Partnership exempt from provisions of the Act (O.C. 1303/2000)

O.C. 1303/2000

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No:- 1303 , Approved and Ordered SEP 1 5 2000 Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that approval is given to the British Columbia Utilities Commission to exempt Coastal Canada Field Services Limited Partnership from provisions of the Utilities Commission Act for the purposes and subject to the terms substantially set out in the attached draft order of the British Columbia Utilities Commission. ,/"D Minister of Employment and Investment Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Utilities Commission Act,

section 88 (3) Other (specify): 00 AH-JULIE)!

SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA web site: hbp://www.bcuc.Corn BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-XX-0O TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-863-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996,

Chapter 473 and DRAFT An Application by Coastal Canada Field Services Limited Partnership for an Exemption from

Part 3 of the Utilities Commission Act Covering the Transportation and Processing of Natural Gas BEFORE: , 2000 ORDER

WHEREAS: A. On July 31, 1997 by Order No. G-89-97, and on August 28, 1998 by Order No. G-77-98, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Commission, pursuant to

Section 88(3) of the Utilities Commission Act ("the Act"), approved for Novagas Clearinghouse Ltd. ("NCL") an exemption from

Part 3 of the Act for the facilities in British Columbia ("the facilities") which NCL used to transport or process natural gas for others; and B. NCL had entered into service contracts with several customers who it served through the use of pipelines, gas plants and related facilities which it owned; and C. Facilities which have been exempted from

Part 3 of the Act, other than Sections 24 and 25, may continue to be regulated under the Act on a complaint basis; and D. On May 18, 2000, Coastal Canada Field Services Limited Partnership ("Coastal") applied to the Commission for an exemption from

Part 3 of the Act for the natural gas gathering and processing facilities in British Columbia ("the Caribou Facilities"), which it purchased from Novagas Canada Limited Partnership ("NCLP"); and E. Coastal has applied for, and is currently awaiting issuance of, a

Section 2 certificate under the Pipeline Act in respect of operation of the Caribou Facilities from the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission; and F. Upon purchasing the Caribou Facilities, Coastal has assumed the NCLP contractual arrangements with producers; and G. Coastal has entered into service contracts with several customers to he served through the use of pipelines, gas plants and related facilities, which it owns or will own, and may enter into additional similar contracts in the future; and F. The Commission has considered the application and is satisfied that an Order, under

Section 88(3) of the Act, exempting the Coastal Caribou Facilities from the requirements under

Part 3, other than Sections 24 and 25, properly conserves the public interest; and

BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-xx-00 2 G. On the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council was given to the said exemption by Order in Council No. , which is attached as Appendix II; and H. Order in Council No. provides that the approval to exempt a facility applies to a transportation or processing facility not listed in

Schedule A of the Order in Council after Coastal advises the Commission in writing that Coastal will begin to use the facility to transport or process natural gas for others; and I.

Section 99 of the Act provides that the Commission may reconsider, vary or rescind an Order made by it.

NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. Pursuant to

Section 88(3) of the Act, the Commission approves for Coastal the exemption from

Part 3 of the Act, other than Sections 24 and 25, of the facilities listed in Appendix I which Coastal uses to transport or process natural gas for others, effective the date of this Order. Facilities listed in Appendix I to this Order will be regulated under the Act on a complaint basis, with a complaint taking a form similar to that of an application by an interested party under the Common Carrier and Common Processor sections of

Part 4 of the Act with respect to facilities operated by a person declared to be a common carrier or common processor. 3. Coastal is directed to advise the Commission, in writing, of any facility which is not listed in Appendix I and which Coastal intends to use to transport and process natural gas for others, so that the Commission, on finding that the exemption of such facility is in the public interest can, by Order, issue a revised Appendix I. 4. Coastal is responsible for the safe and proper operation of its facilities consistent with the requirements of the Pipeline Act and other regulatory requirements. 5.

Coastal is directed to file an annual report regarding each exempted facility in the form set out in Appendix III, or as the Commission may otherwise require, and to distribute copies to the shippers using the facility. 6. Coastal is directed to pay fees to the Commission in the amounts that the Commission determines are required to defray costs associated with the regulation of Coastal facilities. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this day of 2000. BY ORDER Attachments Order/Coastal-ExcmptFacilities

APPENDIX I to Order No. G-XX-00 Page 1 of 1 COASTAL CANADA FIELD SERVICES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Transportation and Processing Facilities in British Columbia Exempted from

Part 3 Regulation 1 Caribou area of Northeastern British Columbia area - all pipelines, plant and related facilities.

APPENDIX II to Order No. G-xx-00 Page 1 of 2 Order in Council No. , which is attached as Appendix II

APPENDIX III to Order No. G-xx-00 Page 1 of 1 ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Complaint Regulation of Companies that Transport or Process Gas for Others A Report is required for each Separate, Significant Pipeline System or Processing Facility (Companies are to file Reports within 90 days after fiscal year-end) 1.0 Previous Year Actuals • Facility name, location, function, capacity. • Any significant changes in capacity during the year. • Throughput during the year. • Names, address, contact name and telephone number for each shipper.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 1303/2000
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 1303 2000
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	0071634ff83151388a675d289571e64482470bc6

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