Portland Natural Gas Transmission System Notice 5493

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TSP
159747872

TSP Name
Portland Natural Gas Transmission

Notice Identifier
5493

Critical Notice Description (Critical Desc)
OPER ALERT

Notice Effective Date/Time
03/04/2026 9:00 am

Notice End Date/Time
03/31/2026 9:00 am

Prior Notice


Notice Stat Desc
Critical notice

Notice Type
Critical notice

Required Response Indicator Description
NO RESPONSE REQUIRED

Posting Date/Time
03/04/2026 8:47 am

Subject
CRITICAL, OPERATIONAL ALERT, 20260304, PNGTS, 159747872

Notice Text

Subject: Courtesy Posting: MNUS Customer Specific Operational Flow Order -- EFF 3/4 


As a courtesy, Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) hereby notifies shippers and operators of the following notice posted by Maritimes & Northeast (M&N):    
Due to high system demand and large daily imbalances, Maritimes & Northeast (M&N) has limited operational flexibility to manage imbalances.  Therefore, in order to maintain the operational integrity of the system, M&N is issuing an Operational Flow Order (OFO) pursuant to Section 10.4 of the General Terms and Conditions of M&N's FERC Gas Tariff, effective 9:00 AM CCT, March 4, 2026, for certain delivery point parties on the M&N system.  M&N will be contacting the affected parties. 

This OFO does not affect the ability of M&N to receive or deliver quantities of gas for scheduled nominations to any customer or pipeline. 

During the effectiveness of this OFO, the notified party must be balanced such that actual deliveries of gas out of the system must be equal to or less than scheduled deliveries out of the system for the associated meter on the OBA contract.  The penalty shall apply to each dekatherm of actual delivery quantities that exceeds the greater of 250 Dth or 102% of scheduled delivery quantities.  The penalty will be equal to three times the arithmetic average of daily Platts Gas Daily "Daily Price Survey" posting for the High Common price for the "Tennessee, zone 6 delivery", as defined in Section 10.8(b) of the General Terms and Conditions of M&N's FERC Gas Tariff for the day on which such violation occurred.  In addition, M&N will not permit retroactive nominations to avoid an OFO penalty.  

This OFO will remain in effect until further notice. 

Please refer to the table below for the effected M&N operational areas, dates, and tolerance percentages: 

Operational Area – System Wide:
Gas Day March 3: No OFO   
Gas Day March 4: No OFO  

Operational Area – Customer Specific:
Gas Day March 3:  No Customer Specific OFO 
Gas Day March 4 and until further notice:  No Due Pipe OFO 2% / 250 

NOTE: 
Deliveries No DP : Shippers are not to take more than scheduled 
Deliveries No DS : Shippers are not to take less than scheduled 
Receipts No DP : Shippers are not to give less than scheduled 
Receipts No DS : Shippers are not to give more than scheduled 

TSP
159747872

TSP Name
Portland Natural Gas Transmission

Notice Identifier
5493

Critical Notice Description (Critical Desc)
OPER ALERT

Notice Effective Date/Time
03/04/2026 9:00 am

Notice End Date/Time
03/31/2026 9:00 am

Prior Notice


Notice Stat Desc
Critical notice

Notice Type
Critical notice

Required Response Indicator Description
NO RESPONSE REQUIRED

Posting Date/Time
03/04/2026 8:47 am

Subject
CRITICAL, OPERATIONAL ALERT, 20260304, PNGTS, 159747872

Notice Text

Subject: Courtesy Posting: MNUS Customer Specific Operational Flow Order -- EFF 3/4 


As a courtesy, Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) hereby notifies shippers and operators of the following notice posted by Maritimes & Northeast (M&N):    
Due to high system demand and large daily imbalances, Maritimes & Northeast (M&N) has limited operational flexibility to manage imbalances.  Therefore, in order to maintain the operational integrity of the system, M&N is issuing an Operational Flow Order (OFO) pursuant to Section 10.4 of the General Terms and Conditions of M&N's FERC Gas Tariff, effective 9:00 AM CCT, March 4, 2026, for certain delivery point parties on the M&N system.  M&N will be contacting the affected parties. 

This OFO does not affect the ability of M&N to receive or deliver quantities of gas for scheduled nominations to any customer or pipeline. 

During the effectiveness of this OFO, the notified party must be balanced such that actual deliveries of gas out of the system must be equal to or less than scheduled deliveries out of the system for the associated meter on the OBA contract.  The penalty shall apply to each dekatherm of actual delivery quantities that exceeds the greater of 250 Dth or 102% of scheduled delivery quantities.  The penalty will be equal to three times the arithmetic average of daily Platts Gas Daily "Daily Price Survey" posting for the High Common price for the "Tennessee, zone 6 delivery", as defined in Section 10.8(b) of the General Terms and Conditions of M&N's FERC Gas Tariff for the day on which such violation occurred.  In addition, M&N will not permit retroactive nominations to avoid an OFO penalty.  

This OFO will remain in effect until further notice. 

Please refer to the table below for the effected M&N operational areas, dates, and tolerance percentages: 

Operational Area – System Wide:
Gas Day March 3: No OFO   
Gas Day March 4: No OFO  

Operational Area – Customer Specific:
Gas Day March 3:  No Customer Specific OFO 
Gas Day March 4 and until further notice:  No Due Pipe OFO 2% / 250 

NOTE: 
Deliveries No DP : Shippers are not to take more than scheduled 
Deliveries No DS : Shippers are not to take less than scheduled 
Receipts No DP : Shippers are not to give less than scheduled 
Receipts No DS : Shippers are not to give more than scheduled