UK Norway Gas Implementation Group Meeting, 24 January 2003

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UK Norway GasImplementation Group Meeting, 24
January 2003

• - NGIAG_030124 P Shute

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Implementation Group Meeting, 24 January 2003

• Infrastructure Action Group
• Terms of Reference agreed
• Scopes of Work for Recommendations 7, 8 and 11
  prepared and issued
• Group meeting held on 17 December 2002
• Focussed work groups established to work on the
  detailed tasks within the Recommendations
• Meeting held with the Norwegian Group on 14
  January
• Interfaces with Dti, Ofgem, HSE and Transco
  established
• UK Group meets again on 30 January
• Joint UK/Norway Group meeting 29 January

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Implementation Group Meeting, 24 January 2003

• Infrastructure Action Group Representation
• Company UK Norway
• Agip John Michell
• Amerada Hess Stephen Kemp
• BG Group Alex Barnes
• BP Andrew Hadjitofi Kristin Faerovik
• ConocoPhillips Michael Wade Torre Ulleberg
• ExxonMobil Mark Hives
• Gassco Thorbjorn Svendsen
• Marathon Mike Ash
• Norsk Hydro Unn Orstein
• Paladin Resources Maurice Jenkins
• Shell Ben Taylor Alison Fitzgerald
• Statoil Robert Cross Geir Kvael
• TFE Philip Shute Gunnar Olsen/Tor Erik Hansen
• Transco Jonathan Maughan

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Implementation Group Meeting, 24 January 2003
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Implementation Group Meeting, 24 January 2003

• Infrastructure Action Group Recommendation 7
• Phase 1
• NTS data being assembled (design information,
  transportation capacities, performance)
• Review meeting on 29 January to finalise with
  publication planned for early February
• Data covering relationship between forecast
  capacity demand, investment and capacity
  available assembled
• Review of previous auction process complete
• Information on methodology for application of the
  Exit Tariff requested from the Norwegian Group
• Phase 2
• Review of January auction process ongoing
  definitive results will be dependent upon the
  auction results and may not be available until
  late March 2003

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Implementation Group Meeting, 24 January 2003

• Infrastructure Action Group Recommendation 8
• Phase 1
• Gas specification data for UK terminals, Norway
  and Continent collected
• Comparison completed and conflicts identified
• Key issues identified (eg GCV/Wobbe/ICF/SI
  interdependencies, CO2)
• Review of specifications within the Gas Supply
  Management Regulations underway with Transco and
  HSE
• Options for processing/blending identified
• Interface with EASEE-GAS gas specifications
  workgroup established to appreciate the
  pan-European dimension
• Phase 2
• Processing/blending options - high level
  costings to be developed

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Implementation Group Meeting, 24 January 2003

• Infrastructure Action Group Recommendation 11
• Comparison of UK and Norwegian Codes of Practice
  completed
• Comparative table provided to the Norwegian Group
• Areas of difference identified and questions
  raised so that alignment between the two codes
  can be enhanced
• Responses requested in advance of joint meeting
  in February

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Implementation Group Meeting, 24 January 2003

• Infrastructure Action Group Next Steps
• Ensure that the scopes of work for the UK and
  Norwegian groups address respective areas of
  concern
• Finalise UK and Norwegian groups meeting in early
  February
• Complete infrastructure and prior auction
  process review and discuss with the Norwegian
  group as required
• Document results of Phase 1 work on R8 and
  develop high level costings for the options
  identified
• Work with the Norwegian group on the Codes of
  Practice
• Work with the Norwegian group to obtain a sound
  understanding of the methodology for calculating
  exit tariffs from the Bubble