Operations and Facilities Update Chris Shorts 1
Operations and Facilities Update
Chris Shorts 1
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HDD
Union Merged Merged Normal
2016/2017 Winter Experience
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9.3% warmer than normal in Winter 2016/17
November: 17.5% warmer
March: 4.4% colder
December: 0.6% colder
January: 13.7% warmer
February: 20.1% warmer
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Weather Forecast Variability
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Operating flexibility is critical to respond to fluctuations in weather
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Winter weather forecast by month for 2016/2017
November ForecastStart of Month ForecastActuals
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5 Yr Range
5 yr Average
2016-2017 Actual
2015-2016 Actual
Storage Operation
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Storage levels reflecting the warmer than normal winter
Union Storage Percentage Full
December 2016: 28 PJ withdrawn
March 2017: <33 PJ than 2016
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Winter Operational Update Highlights
November
2016 Dawn Parkway expansion facilities in service adding just under 0.5 PJ of capability
December
Parkway discharge sets new record at 2.9 PJ
January
Parkways discharge sets new record, over 3 PJ for 3 consecutive days (Jan 5th, 6th, and 7th)
February
Seven days of net injections into storage
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Union added new facilities to meet changing customer demands
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Empress
Fort Frances (MDA)
EDA
WDA
NDA SSMDA
NCDA
Dawn Parkway
Union’s transportation portfolio is changing
Changing Gas Flows Meeting Market Demand
Union North “West”
Union North “East”
Union South
Nipigon Hearst
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2015/16 Dawn Parkway Expansion
Lobo C Compressor
Hamilton-Milton Pipeline
Brantford-Kirkwall Pipeline
Parkway West & Parkway D Compressor
Expansion projects on-time and on-budget 7
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2016 Burlington Oakville Project
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2016 Burlington-Oakville OEB Application $120 MM Expected Total $85 MM
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2017 Dawn Parkway Expansion
Dawn
Lobo
Bright
Kirkwall
Parkway/Parkway West
Dawn Compressor
Lobo D Compressor
Bright C Compressor
2017 Dawn Parkway OEB Settlement $623 MM Expected Total $623 MM
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2017 Dawn Parkway Projects Dawn H
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2017 Dawn Parkway Projects Bright C
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2017 Panhandle Reinforcement Project
2017 Dawn Parkway OEB Application $265 MM Expected Total $265 MM
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2017 Panhandle Reinforcement Project
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Future Dawn Parkway Expansion 2019 Open Season Results
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• Open Season Closed – February 2, 2017
• Union received and accepted 132 TJ/d of bids with a 15
year term starting November 1, 2019
• Signed contract of 75 TJ/d
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2016 – 2018 Dawn Storage Expansion Space and Deliverability
• OEB Approval – April 2017 for space and deliverability
• OEB Submission for 2018 deliverability work – October 2017
Year In-Service
Incremental Space (TJ)
Incremental
Deliverability (TJ/d)
2016 1,600 0
2017 1,900 68
2018 0 57
Total 3,500 125
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