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Exhibit 10.27
Service Agreement No. 38054
Control No. 930905-075
SST SERVICE AGREEMENT
(Winter 37,000 Dth/day; Summer 18,500 Dth/day)
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this lst day of November, 1993, by
and between COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION ("Seller") and PIEDMONT
NATURAL GAS COMPANY ("Buyer").
WITNESSETH: That in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Service to be Rendered. Seller shall perform and Buyer
shall receive service in accordance with the provisions of the effective SST
Rate Schedule and applicable General Terms and Conditions of Seller's FERC Gas
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1 (Tariff), on file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission), as the same may be amended or superseded in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. The maximum
obligation of Seller to deliver gas hereunder to or for Buyer, the designation
of the points of delivery at which Seller shall deliver or cause gas to be
delivered to or for Buyer, and the points of receipt at which Buyer shall
deliver or cause gas to be delivered, are specified in Appendix A, as the same
may be amended from time to time by agreement between Buyer and Seller, or in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. Service hereunder
shall be provided subject to the provisions of Part 284.223 of Subpart G of the
Commission's regulations. Buyer warrants that service hereunder is being
provided on behalf of Buyer.
Section 2. Term. Service under this Agreement shall commence as of
November 1, 1993, and shall continue in full force and effect until October 31,
2011 and from year-to-year thereafter unless terminated by either party upon
six (6) months' written notice to the other prior to the end of the initial
term granted or any anniversary date thereafter. Pre-granted abandonment shall
apply upon termination of this Agreement, subject to any right of first refusal
Buyer may have under the Commission's regulations and Seller's Tariff.
Section 3. Rates. Buyer shall pay Seller the charges and furnish
Retainage as described in the above-referenced Rate Schedule, unless otherwise
agreed to by the parties in writing and specified as an amendment to this
Service Agreement.
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Service Agreement No. 38054
Control No. 930905-075
SST SERVICE AGREEMENT
Section 4. Notices. Notices to Seller under this Agreement shall be
addressed to it at Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000,
Attention: Director, Transportation and Exchange and notices to Buyer shall be
addressed to it at P. 0. Xxx 00000, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xx. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, until changed by either party by written notice.
Section 5. Prior Service Agreements. This Agreement is being entered into
by the parties hereto pursuant to the Commission's Order No. 636 and its order
dated July 14, 1993 and September 29, 1993, with respect to Seller's Order No.
636 compliance filing and relates to the following existing Service Agreements:
CDS Service Agreement No. 37016, effective November 1, 1989, as it may
have been amended, providing for a bundled sales, transportation and
storage service under the CDS Rate Schedule.
WS Service Agreement No. 37122, effective November 1, 1989 as it may have
been amended, providing for a bundled storage and delivery service under
the WS Rate Schedule.
The terms of Service Agreement No. 38054 shall become effective as of the
effective date hereof, however, the parties agree that neither the execution
nor the performance of Service Agreement 38054 shall prejudice any recoupment
or other rights that Buyer may have under or with respect to the
above-referenced Service Agreements.
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY
By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President
COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: Dir T & E
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Appendix A to Service Agreement No. 38054
Under Rate Schedule SST
Between (Seller) Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
and (Buyer) Piedmont Natural Gas Company
October through March Transportation Demand 37,000 Dth/day
April through September Transportation Demand 18,500 Dth/day
Primary Receipt Points
Scheduling Scheduling Maximum Daily
Point No. Point Name Quantity (Dth/Day)
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STOW Storage Withdrawals 37,000
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Appendix A to Service Agreement No. 38054
Under Rate Schedule SST
Between (Seller) Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
and (Buyer) Piedmont Natural Gas Company
Primary Delivery Points
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t Maximum S1/
n Delivery
o Maximum Daily Pressure
Scheduling Scheduling Measuring t Measuring Delivery Obligation Obligation
Point No. Point Name Point No. e Point Name (Dth/Day) (PSIG)
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124 Piedmont Natural Gas 833097 Boswells Tavern 37,000 750
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Appendix A to Service Agreement No. 38054
Under Rate Schedule SST
Between (Seller) Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
and (Buyer) Piedmont Natural Gas Co.
S1 / If a maximum pressure is not specifically stated, then Seller's
obligation shall be as stated in Section 13 (delivery pressure) of the
General Terms and Conditions.
GFNT/ Unless station specific MDDOS are specified in a separate firm service
agreement between Seller and Buyer, Seller's aggregate maximum daily
delivery obligation, under this and any other service agreement
between Seller and Buyer, at the stations listed above shall not
exceed the MDDO quantities set forth above for each station. Any
station specific MDDOS in a separate firm service agreement between
Seller and Buyer shall be additive to the individual station MDDOS set
forth above.
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Appendix A to Service Agreement No. 38054
Under Rate Schedule SST
Between (Seller) Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
and (Buyer) Piedmont Natural Gas Company
The Master List of Interconnects (MLI) as defined in Section 1 of the General
Terms and Conditions of Seller's Tariff is incorporated herein by reference for
the purpose of listing valid secondary receipt and delivery points.
Service changes pursuant to this Appendix A shall become effective as of
November 01, 1993. This Appendix A shall cancel and supersede the previous
Appendix A effective as of N/A , to the Service Agreement referenced
above. With the exception of this Appendix A, all other terms and conditions
of said Service Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Piedmont Natural Gas Company
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Its: Vice President
Date: December 8, 1993
Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Its: Director T & E
Date: December 19, 1993
