IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
An Application by Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.
for Acceptance of 2011/2012 Gas Supply Contracts
BEFORE: D. Morton, Commissioner November 10, 2011
C.A. Brown, Commissioner
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. The British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) accepted the 2011/2012 Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (PNG) Annual Gas Contracting Plan under its Letter L-57-11 dated July 21, 2011;
B. Commission Order G-130-06 Appendix A, Rules for Natural Gas Energy Supply Contracts states that “all energy supply contracts for the sale of natural gas to a public utility, other than those for purchases from another public utility, and all subsequent amendments, must be filed with the Commission”;
C. On October 25, 2011, PNG filed with the Commission gas contracts for approval of monthly and daily priced gas supply arrangements that include seasonal, peaking and storage contracts (Application);
D. PNG has requested that the details of the filing be kept confidential for the reasons of commercial sensitivity as noted in the Application;
E. The Commission has reviewed the PNG filing and is satisfied that the gas supply contracts are appropriate considering market prices at the time they were negotiated and the Annual Gas Contracting Plan for 2011/2012 and should be accepted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act and the Commission’s Rules for Natural
Gas Energy Supply Contracts the Commission accepts for filing the natural gas contracts shown in Appendix A to
this Order. The Commission will hold the information in the Application and related filings confidential.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 10th day of November 2011.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
D. Morton
Commissioner
An Application by Pacific Northern Gas Ltd.
for Acceptance of 2011/2012 Gas Supply Contracts