Injection and Withdrawal. 5.1 Subject to the terms of this Agreement, with particular reference to the procedures set out in the Operating Guidelines, in any given Hour, at the TTF:
5.1.1 GSB shall Schedule and accept, or cause to be accepted through a duly appointed third party, and the Customer shall Schedule and deliver, or cause to be delivered through a duly appointed third party, a quantity of Gas equal to the Customer’s Injection Contract Quantity, and at the end of such Hour GSB shall add such quantity to the Customer’s Gas-in-Storage;
5.1.2 GSB shall Schedule and deliver, or cause to be delivered through a duly appointed third party, and the Customer shall Schedule and accept, or cause to be accepted through a duly appointed third party, a quantity of Gas equal to the Customer’s Withdrawal Contract Quantity, and at the end of such Hour GSB shall deduct such quantity from the Customer’s Gas-in-Storage; and
5.1.3 if the quantity of Gas that is so accepted and delivered at the TTF does not equal the Contract Quantity, the difference shall be settled in accordance with Article 15.1.
5.2 In Scheduling their corresponding delivery and acceptance obligations under Article 5.1, GSB and the Customer shall cooperate to ensure that:
5.2.1 GSB and the Customer shall effect nominations to the TSO in accordance with the Dutch Network Code and the Operating Guidelines;
5.2.2 each Customer delivery under Article 5.1.1 shall equal a corresponding GSB acceptance under Article 5.1.1;
5.2.3 each GSB delivery under Article 5.1.2 shall equal a corresponding Customer acceptance under Article 5.1.2;
5.2.4 all applicable TSO procedures are followed and satisfied; and
5.2.5 all Scheduling, including in particular nominations and other notifications to the TSO, are completed in a timely manner.
5.3 Acceptance and delivery of Gas at the TTF under Articles 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 are subject to the procedure set out in the Operating Guidelines.
5.4 The Customer and GSB shall each at their own cost obtain and/or maintain all licences and comply with all regulations and agreements required of each of them by which they can Schedule, accept and deliver quantities of Gas at the TTF in order to fulfil their respective obligations under this Agreement.
Injection and Withdrawal gas quality
(1) The system user shall be obliged to deliver at the entry point only natural gas complying with the specifications in annex 2 Gas Market Model Ordinance 2012. The transmission system operator and the system user shall be obliged to inform the other party immediately if it is found that the quality specifications in annex 2 Gas Market Model Ordinance 2012 are not met (referred to hereafter as “off-spec gas”).
(2) The transmission system operator shall be entitled to refuse acceptance of off-spec gas at the entry point. The natural gas delivered by the system user shall not be considered delivered in such a case. It shall remain within the sole discretion of the transmission system operator whether to transport any off-spec gas. The system user shall be liable to the transmission system operator under section XXII for costs incurred by the transmission system operator in connection with the cleaning and overhauling of the transmission system and the recovery of full operational performance, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the transmission system operator – including towards third parties – on whatever legal grounds.
(3) The system user shall be entitled to refuse acceptance of off-spec gas at the exit point, provided that the system user did not deliver the off-spec gas at the entry point and the transmission system operator did not refuse transportation. If the system user refuses to accept any off-spec gas, the natural gas delivered by the transmission system operator shall not be considered delivered.
(4) The system user acknowledges that the natural gas delivered by it at the entry point may be mixed with gas delivered by other system users and that the gas received at the exit point may in some cases not be identical with that delivered at the entry point. Provided that the natural gas delivered by the system user at the entry point complies with the specifications in annex 2 Gas Market Model Ordinance 2012, the transmission system operator shall be obliged to deliver at the exit point only natural gas complying with the specifications defined in annex 2 Gas Market Model Ordinance 2012.
Injection and Withdrawal. Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, during the months of May through September of any calendar year, Consumers will have the right to inject natural gas and during the months of November through March of any period during which this contract is in force, Consumers shall have the right to withdraw natural gas. ITEM 7 - Cushion Gas Egyptian retains the right to determine the volumes of Cushion Gas required for Consumers and any other gas storage customer utilizing this facility. As this provision will apply to Consumers and based upon the volume of storage specified in paragraph 1 above, it is to be understood that Consumers shall provide Cushion Gas in the amount of 50,000 DTHS. Cushion gas may be withdrawn for emergency purposes only up to the amount of 50% of the Cushion Gas Provided. In the event of withdrawal of Cushion Gas in any amount, it is understood that Consumers shall replace the gas during the following injection period. ITEM 8 - Measurements All measurement of volumes of natural gas as injected or withdrawn shall be made on Egyptian's and/or Texas Eastern's meters installed at the interconnection between the point or points of delivery to Egyptian, the same to be described accurately in the contract to be signed by the parties hereto. In the connection, it is agreed that Consumers shall have the right, at its expense, to add its own check meter at the point of delivery and to keep and maintain the same for its own uses and purposes. Consumers shall have full right of inspections of all meters and the contract will have meter adjustment provisions consistent with TETCO standards as contained in the gas sales contract. ITEM 9 - Quality This Agreement contains the customary provisions required by 83 Illinois Administrative Code Part 530, which governs the quality of natural gas to be stored.
Injection and Withdrawal. 6.1 The Storage User may inject a Quantity of Natural Gas up to but not exceeding its Registered Space in accordance with the terms set out in this Interconnector Storage Services Agreement by making an Injection Nomination in accordance with Schedule B.
6.2 The Storage User shall withdraw a Quantity of Natural Gas up to but not exceeding its Gas-in-Storage in accordance with the terms set out in this Interconnector Storage Services Agreement by making a Withdrawal Nomination in accordance with Schedule B.
6.3 The Storage User shall ensure that its Withdrawal Nominations for each Storage Capacity Period are sufficient to reduce its Gas-in-Storage to zero by the end of that Storage Capacity Period.
6.4 To the extent the Storage User's Withdrawal Nomination is lower than required to remove the Storage User's Gas-in-Storage by the end of the Storage Capacity Period Interconnector shall increase the Withdrawal Nomination by an appropriate amount to achieve that outcome and the Storage User shall be liable for all additional costs associated with Interconnector having to take action under this Clause 6.4.
Injection and Withdrawal. Curves
1. The usage of the firm portion of Storage Services as per Article 2 is limited by the Injection and Withdrawal Curves.
2. The below described Injection and Withdrawal Curves of the Haidach Storage Facility shall apply with respect to the Storage Services as per Article 2 and also to the respective Storage Services Agreement.
3. If a percentage of the stored Working Gas Volume as per Article 6 Sections 4 and 5 should be reached, astora may lower the Injection or Withdrawal Rate to the percentage specified according to Article 6 Sections 4 and 5.
4. The Injection Curve shows the Injection Rates as a function of the Storage Customer's Working Gas Volume which it shall be entitled to use. The available Injection Rates of the Storage Customer (IR) in case a Customer's Storage Level of Working Gas Volume (WGV) exceeds 70% shall be calculated as follows: IR [%] = WGV [%] x (-2) + 240
5. The Withdrawal Curve shows the Withdrawal Rates as a function of the Storage Customer's Working Gas Volume which it shall be entitled to use. The available Withdrawal Rates of the Storage Customer (WR) in case a Customer's Storage Level of Working Gas Volume (WGV) falls below 30% shall be calculated as follows: WR [%] = WGV [%] x 1.3333 + 60
