Questar Pipeline Company

Summary of Long-term Available Capacity

Beginning March 1, 2012

Bids must be submitted by Noon, MCT on Friday, February 17, 2012

Important Note: Capacity shown is available for the entire upcoming 12-month period.  To determine unsold capacity for terms of less than one year, or for capacity at specific receipt and delivery points, please consult the Long- term unsold map point listing report or contact your Questar Pipeline Marketing Representative. 

   [1]   Refer to the Long- term unsold map point listing report to determine available capacity at specific receipt and delivery points.

   [2]   Capacity at some receipt and delivery points may require QPC to purchase capacity on Questar Overthrust Pipeline or White River Hub which will increase the rate for those deliveries. The Third Party (TP)* designation on the Long- term unsold - map point listing report indicates what available capacity will require the use of Third Party capacity.  Shippers shall be responsible for paying the cost of the TP capacity in addition to Questar Pipeline's rate up to a combined rate equal to Questar Pipeline's maximum T-1 tariff transportation rate.  Bids for that capacity must include any reservation fees associated with these TP charges.  Contact your marketing representative for any additional charges that would be necessary.

     [3]   The Northern Natural delivery point (MAP 804) is currently available only on a month to month basis due to operational constraints which may require brief interruptions in service.  Shippers interested in longer term capacity should discuss with their representative the facilities required to make this service available.

The current incremental monthly reservation charge for capacity that requires Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company is $1.06458 per Dth. The current incremental reservation fee for White River hub is $0.36686 per Dth.

Monthly unsold capacity reports are posted on the Unsubscribed capacity section of the Questar Pipeline website.

The reports include the following:

The Long- term unsold map point listing report shows all long-term unsold firm capacity at specific receipt and delivery points, with dates that the capacity is available. The report allows shippers to query the system to determine available capacity at specific receipt and delivery points. 

The Map of long- term unsold capacity report is a flow diagram showing unsold firm capacity that is available for the upcoming 12 month period.  To determine unsold capacity for terms of less than one year, please consult the Long- term unsold map point listing report described above or contact your Questar Pipeline marketing representative.

Questar Pipeline's maximum Monthly Reservation Charge is $5.28804 per Dth.
Questar Overthrust Pipeline's maximum Monthly Reservation Charge is $2.16400 per Dth.
Questar may agree, through acceptance in its contracting system, to allow a variety of discounts between its maximum and minimum rates under any rate schedule in its tariff without undue discrimination. Such discounts may be in addition to a base discount and will not be considered a material deviation from Questar's forms of service agreements when Questar and Shipper agree that a discount applies.

Bid information: Questar Pipeline Company will not accept bids for winter season capacity (i.e., November through March) for terms exceeding one year. Partial-month bids for long term capacity will not be considered during the bidding process. Bids must have contract start dates of the first day of the month and contract end dates of the last day of any month. Questar will accept bids that include an evergreen clause.

Discount information: Requests to amend existing transportation service agreements must be submitted through QuestLine^® during or before the bid period for unsold capacity described in Questar Pipeline Company's FERC Gas Tariff Volume No. 1, Section 5.5 of General Terms and Conditions. Contract amendment requests received during or before the bid period will be evaluated at the close of that bid period. Requests received after the close of a bid period will be evaluated with bids received during the subsequent bid period. For additional information regarding amendment requests, please refer to Questar Pipeline Company's FERC gas Tariff, General Terms and Conditions, Sections 5.13 and 10.3.

Firm Capacity: Parties interested in bidding for Questar Pipeline Company firm capacity must submit their bids by noon Mountain Clock Time on the date listed on the Summary of Long-Term Available Capacity table above.

Marketing contacts: Please contact your Questar Pipeline marketing representative listed below with any questions regarding current or future available capacity: