Shippers Meeting. Amsterdam. 25 March 2010

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1 Shippers Meeting Amsterdam 25 March 2010

2 Programme Introduction Petra Smeets Balancing regime/market model Marcel Adrichem Transport Insight and Mark Hobbelink a new cross border service Wiekens Customer Satisfaction Survey Petra Smeets Lunch Open Seasons Miscellaneous Closing Henk Abbing Robert Luchies Petra Smeets

3 Programme Introduction Petra Smeets Balancing regime/market model Marcel Adrichem Transport Insight and Mark Hobbelink a new cross border service Wiekens Customer Satisfaction Survey Petra Smeets Lunch Open Seasons Miscellaneous Closing Henk Abbing Robert Luchies Petra Smeets

4 Balancing Activities since last meeting Progress in The Hague Planning

5 This winter Kick-off 19 November Workshops February-March Messaging Programs Bid price ladder Balance relations Gasport screens 1 April IT workshop 22 April Group Decision Room

6 Progress in The Hague Regulator organised hearing broadly supported Discussion on Prices Damping Blocks of X-hours Quality of information Interaction within-day market - bidladder Parliament discussed Gasact changes Commodity - program responsibility Except if Discussion ended with promise to investigate daily balancing households Questionnaire Min. Economic Affairs

7 Metaphor used in hearing current regime: offline allocations new regime: online allocations

8 Meanwhile elsewhere in The Hague Government fell Treatment by Senate on shaky ground declared non-controversial restoring balance

9 Procedure Certification ready Planning Invitatation For Certification Deadline Pre Registration Certification Deadline Registration Certification at EDSN Plan Joint Testing ready Mar 10 Apr 10 May 10 Jun 10 Jul 10 Aug 10 Check Edigas Nom. Connectivity Certification Only Edigas 4.0 XML Program POS/SBS Damping Buffer Zones Allocations Metering GO LIVE Sep 10 Oct 10 Nov 10 Dec 10 Jan 11 Feb 11 Mar 11 Apr 11 Check Joint testing Allocation Check Metering

10 Plans for the summer May Gasact in Senate June Check your messaging Netcodes final? July Joint testing procedures September Workshops specific groups

11 Next winter Joint testing of messages Gasport available

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13 Programme Introduction Petra Smeets Balancing regime/market model Marcel Adrichem Transport Insight and Mark Hobbelink a new cross border service Wiekens Customer Satisfaction Survey Petra Smeets Lunch Open Seasons Miscellaneous Closing Henk Abbing Robert Luchies Petra Smeets

14 Transport Insight 2010 Transport Insight: An annual behind-the-scenes view in North West European gas transmission Review previous year Outlook for European gas transmission Various themes: TTF/Gaspool Aequamus

15 A joint publication of Gas Transport Services & Gasunie Deutschland Release: June 2010

16 Preview: GTS gas Balance Entry GTS 2007/2008 data available on our website 2009 will follow soon! 10 Capacity [mln m3/h]] 0 Jan 2007 Jan 2008 Jan 2009 Jan Exit GTS -30 All hours of Import Storage send out Industry Storage send in Feeding Export Distribution Jan 1st

17 Preview: GTS gas Balance Net volume for cross border entry/exit and flexibility 10 5 Entry GTS 0 Jan Jan 2008 Jan 08 Jan 2009 Jan 09 Jan 2010 Capacity [mln m3/h]] Border exit -20 Exit GTS Net Border entry -25 All hours of Jan 1st

18 Programme Introduction Petra Smeets Balancing regime/market model Marcel Adrichem Transport Insight and Mark Hobbelink a new cross border service Wiekens Customer Satisfaction Survey Petra Smeets Lunch Open Seasons Miscellaneous Closing Henk Abbing Robert Luchies Petra Smeets

19 A new Cross-Border Service ENDK Short term capacity assessment makes a new firm Day Ahead product possible Service enables the transfer of gas between the 3 grids A One-click service Capacity booking and nomination combined GTS GUD Enhance possibilities for day ahead cross-border gas trade and price arbitrage

20 A new Cross-Border Service how does it work? Shipper One Click: Transfer of gas from portfolio in one countryto portfolio in another country ENDK TSO Contracts One click received TSO A prepares exit-contract from country A TSO B prepares entry-contract and exit-contract through country B TSO actions The TSOs arrange the underlying physical transportation GTS GUD TSO C prepares entry-contract into country C All TSOs nominate to these contracts Shipper only sees new crossborder service contracts The offered service is firm (we start by offering a small amount)

21 Who can use the new Cross-Border Service? Requirements: Shipper registration in the transmission systems that are involved in the physical transfer of gas Shipper registration at the new booking platform Requirements for Hub transfers (general): If the gas is to be traded on the hubs in Gaspool area and on the TTF a subscription to the hub is still required Nominations to/from the hub are necessary

22 A new Cross-Border service Introduction of the service: We aim to make the service available as of Summer 2010 More details to be presented at the next Shippers Meeting

23 Programme Introduction Petra Smeets Balancing regime/market model Marcel Adrichem Transport Insight and Mark Hobbelink a new cross border service Wiekens Customer Satisfaction Survey Petra Smeets Lunch Open Seasons Miscellaneous Closing Henk Abbing Robert Luchies Petra Smeets

24 Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) Subjects Improvements as a result of CSS 2008 Results CSS 2009 Conclusions and way forward

25 Improvements as a result of CSS 2008 Timeliness of variable (usage) invoice Website search function and ease of navigation For Connected Parties: helpdesk Industrial Safety

26 Results CSS 2009 (1) Overall opinion on performance GTS (Scale 1-10) 7,6 (2008: 7,4) Response 41 % (2008: 40%)

27 Results CSS 2009 (2) GTS Image Evaluation Score versus Importance Reliability Professionalism Non-discrimination Customer responsiveness Innovation Score (Scale 1-5) 4,1 4,2 4,2 3,8 3,7 Importance (Scale 1-10) 7,7 7,7 7,4 7,2 6,6

28 Results CSS 2009 (3) Evaluation staff Front and Back Office (Scale 1-5) Meeting commitments Knowledge level Professionalism Telephonic responsiveness Postal mail responsiveness responsiveness approx 4,2 Front office Substitution when absent 3,7 (2008: 4,1)

29 Results CSS 2009 (4) Evaluation of GTS transport services Scale 1-5 Fulfillment of market needs Time to market Clarity Quality approx 3,5

30 Conclusions and way forward Conclusions Overall conclusion: customer satisfaction is more than adequate to good Room for improvement on specific points Way forward Consider how to measure customer satisfaction 2010 GTS invites you to give your Account Manager feedback on this subject

31 Programme Introduction Petra Smeets Balancing regime/market model Marcel Adrichem Transport Insight and Mark Hobbelink a new cross border service Wiekens Customer Satisfaction Survey Petra Smeets Lunch Open Seasons Miscellaneous Closing Henk Abbing Robert Luchies Petra Smeets

32 Programme Introduction Petra Smeets Balancing regime/market model Marcel Adrichem Transport Insight and Mark Hobbelink a new cross border service Wiekens Customer Satisfaction Survey Petra Smeets Lunch Open Seasons Miscellaneous Closing Henk Abbing Robert Luchies Petra Smeets

33 Open Seasons: update Open Season 2005, construction Open Season 2012, progress Integrated Open Season GTS+GUD (2014) GTS GUD

34 Construction projects

35 Open Season 2005: construction progress With current progress and planned activities, GTS expects to have the capacities available in time: Contracted capacities OS2005 have build-up in Main pipeline sections: planned completion October 2010 Compression capacity: Oct.2010 (Scheemda)/Oct (Wijngaarden)

36 Open Season 2005: construction progress Drilling 4 km Ems Tunnel completed

37 Open Season 2005: construction progress Pipeline section for Ems tunnel

38 Open Season 2005: progress construction Pipeline put into position for pulling

39 Open Season 2005: progress construction Pulling of pipe into tunnel has been started

40 Open Season 2005: construction progress 240 km out of 260 km 48 pipelines have been welded 21 out of 29 horizontal directional drillings have been completed (including Westerschelde and Merwede)

41 Open Season 2005: construction progress Compressor stations: -Scheemda (-> Oct. 10): compressor units + HV transformers + piping installed -Wijngaarden (-> Oct. 11): site preparation has started

42 Open Season 2012 (phase 1): preparation progress Preparations for construction phase 1: (capacity availability October 2012) GTS on track with preparations for > 160 km pipeline, > extension OSZ, > upgrading grid facilities Construction contracts granted Material deliveries on schedule

43 Open Season 2012 (phase 1) Pipe storage at Delfzijl, February 2010 Construction starts March

44 Open Season 2012 (phase 2) Phase 2 Delays in open seasons neighbouring network operators - Exit s-gravenvoeren - Final capacity requests determined September Go/no go date before 1 April 2010

45 Integrated Open Season GUD/GTS: status and next steps Time schedule IOS after signing PA s (1 Oct 2009): Planning & preparation ongoing (scope definition etc), based on PA commitments Go/no go IOS planned 2nd half 2010 Start of service: most capacities 1 Oct 2014 Next: more about the requested IOS capacities and the market developments we can derive of it

46 Integrated Open Season GUD/GTS: next steps Time schedule IOS after signing PA s (1 Oct 2009): Planning and preparation ongoing (scope definition etc), based on PA commitments Go/no go IOS planned 2nd half 2010 Start of service: most capacities 1 Oct 2014 Next: more about the requested IOS capacities and the market developments we can derive from it Investment climate in Germany: Regulatory regime still unfavourable for investments despite of negotiations Gasunie will do the utmost to achieve conditions for go decision IOS-GUD Dependency on authorities: uncertainties increase - time is bottleneck GTS capacities: basically not affected (planning go decision 2010)

47 IOS-Results: market commitments PAs (wrap up) Precedent Agreements (PAs), => signed 1 Oct 2009, final commitments 2 Nov 2009: => PA s signed by 25 participants =>12 participants booked in both GTS-grid + GUD grid Total capacities: final commitments entry+exit: 9 mln m3/h => 4.6 mln m3/h in GTS => 4.4 mln m3/h in GUD => H-gas + L-gas

48 Overview IOS GTS and Gasunie Deutschland (highlights) L-Gas: Exit Ellund H-Gas: OSZ H: GTS Entry + Exit Entry Emden GTS/GUD Nordstream volumes OSZ G: GTS Exit (->GUD) Storage projects GUD-grid: Emsbueren-Berge South bound L-Gas: South bound H-Gas:

49 Overview IOS GTS H-gas: total 3,6 mln m3/h, main points OSZ H: GTS Entry: 1,1 MCM/h GTS Exit: 0,8 MCM/h South bound H-Gas: GTS Exit: 0,7 MCM/h Main drivers: -> cross border trading, new supplies, storage projects Significant contribution to development gas roundabout

50 Overview IOS GTS L-gas: total 1 mln m3/h, main points OSZ G: GTS Exit (->GUD) South bound L-Gas: Main driver: -> increasing market competition L-gas markets

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52 Business opportunities at Oude Statenzijl (OSZ-H): 2014 Etzel projects Renato I projects GTS-grid (H) OSZ Jemgum (Wingas) H-gas hub OSZ: - Storage users access to 4 grids - GTS shippers access to 3 German grids (trading sourcing) and several storage projects Wheeling services, regulated fees GUD-grid (H) Wingas-grid - Wheeling service between German systems EGT-grid

53 Programme Introduction Petra Smeets Balancing regime/market model Marcel Adrichem Transport Insight and Mark Hobbelink a new cross border service Wiekens Customer Satisfaction Survey Petra Smeets Lunch Open Seasons Miscellaneous Closing Henk Abbing Robert Luchies Petra Smeets

54 Miscellaneous - subjects Update on Restructuring Successor Flow Network data Combiflex of tariffs codes

55 Restructuring of tariffs Basics explained in Shippers Meeting last June: Achieve a new tariff structure generally accepted by market and in line with: - physical status of the grid - market developments - policy and regulation Introduction date changed to 1 January 2011

56 Restructuring of tariffs process update Today: Shippers meeting 1 May: NMa: launch consultation on proposal - 6 weeks to submit written view - Hearing organized End of July Conclusion NMa public 2011: Tariffs will be effective /1 1/4 1/7 1/10 1/1 End of April: Pro forma proposal GTS NMa Half June: Publication view of market parties by Energy Chamber Standard procedure

57 Miscellaneous - subjects Update Network codes

58 Update network codes Gasvoorwaarden (1) Update of changes concerning the network codes since October Decisions and proposals: Decisions Decision on balancing service ( B-dienst ) and reconciliation by user category 8 December 2009: Decision adapted as proposed Decision on flexibility services (Combiflex) - 21 December 2009: Settlement: end of month

59 Update network codes Gasvoorwaarden (2) Decision on Daily Margin 22 December 2010: Daily margin will remain 10% until 1 July 2011 Decision on X-factor 10 March 2010 Our objection is rejected

60 Update network codes Gasvoorwaarden (3) Proposals: Balancing regime & market model proposal (erratum) submitted 19 January 2010 Proposal for (1) feeding ( invoedvoorwaarde ) and (2) changing gas quality requirements on exit points - 17 February 2010 NMa launched consultation on proposal Written comments before 22 April 2010 Hearing on 28 April 2010 Contracting by Directly connected customers Information request received from NMa on 19 February Request from us to NMa: Decide before 1 July in view of implementation on 1 January 2011

61 Miscellaneous - subjects Successor Combiflex

62 Flexiblity Service Nomflex will replace Combiflex - as from start new balancing regime Combiflex based on allocations (afterwards) Nomflex based on nominations (Near real-time data) Key characteristics unchanged - Injection capacity: 1 m3 - Production capacity: 1 m3 - Volume: 168 m3

63 Flexiblity Service (using the service) Use Nomflex (options): Day ahead in your programme and nomination on virtual point Within-day Re-nominate based upon Portfolio position (POS) and/or Nomination / programme Confirmation Allocation to portfolio & adjustment portfolio position

64 Flexionnaire (Flexibility Service - Questionnaire) In April 2010 Flexionnaire send to all relevant parties (website) Focus on: transition from Combiflex to Nomflex Flexionnaire feedback in June

65 Miscellaneous - subjects Flow data

66 Flow data

67 Flow data domestic example

68 Flow data download extended Historyextended to 1 month Current day data added

69 Programme Introduction Petra Smeets Balancing regime/market model Marcel Adrichem Transport Insight and Mark Hobbelink a new cross border service Wiekens Customer Satisfaction Survey Petra Smeets Lunch Open Seasons Miscellaneous Closing Henk Abbing Robert Luchies Petra Smeets

70 Thank you for your attention Next Shippers Meeting planned June 15th