Introduction General This Access Arrangement is established pursuant to the National and Part 8 of the National Gas and sets out the policies and the terms and conditions of Service Provider applying to third party access to the Victorian Transmission System (VTS). Under the National , the owner or operator of a Covered Pipeline is required to lodge an Access Arrangement with (and have it approved by) the Australian Energy Regulator. An Access Arrangement must, as a minimum, contain the elements described in Rule 48. include: (a) the and conditions on which Service Provider will provide each Reference Service; and (b) capacity trading and queuing requirements, as well as how extensions and expansions will be treated for the Pipeline. The Access Arrangement must be accompanied by applicable Access Arrangement Information (Rule 43). VTS Service Provider The VTS is owned by Service Provider. If a different entity becomes Service Provider of the VTS during the Access Arrangement Period, then that new entity will be the new Service Provider. Service Provider makes this Access Arrangement for itself and on behalf of APA GasNet (NSW) as owners of the VTS. However, Service Provider and APA GasNet (NSW) are not partners. Where relevant, all references to Service Provider are taken to be references to each of Service Provider and APA GasNet (NSW) severally. Importantly, AEMO is not a service provider for the purposes of the National Gas Law, despite the fact that it controls and operates the VTS. Under section 8(2) of the National Gas Law, if AEMO controls or operates (without at the same time owning) a pipeline, AEMO is not for that reason to be taken to be a service provider. Description of the VTS The VTS is a high pressure gas transmission network which transports natural gas within and to via the Interconnect Pipeline. As at 1 January 2013, the VTS: (a) comprised approximately 1,999 km of pipelines; (b) had five main injection points at: (i) Longford, being: (A) the site of the Esso/BHP Billiton processing facility; and
Introduction General This Access Arrangement is established pursuant to the National and Part 8 of the National Gas and sets out the policies and the terms and conditions of Service Provider applying to third party access to the Victorian Transmission System (VTS). Under the National , the owner or operator of a Covered Pipeline is required to lodge an Access Arrangement with (and have it approved by) the Australian Energy Regulator. An Access Arrangement must, as a minimum, contain the elements described in Rule 48. include: (a) the and conditions on which Service Provider will provide each Reference Service; and (b) capacity trading and queuing requirements, as well as how extensions and expansions will be treated for the Pipeline. The Access Arrangement must be accompanied by applicable Access Arrangement Information (Rule 43). VTS Service Provider The VTS is owned by Service Provider. If a different entity becomes Service Provider of the VTS during the Access Arrangement Period, then that new entity will be the new Service Provider. Service Provider makes this Access Arrangement for itself and on behalf of APA GasNet (NSW) as owners of the VTS. However, Service Provider and APA GasNet (NSW) are not partners. Where relevant, all references to Service Provider are taken to be references to each of Service Provider and APA GasNet (NSW) severally. Importantly, AEMO is not a service provider for the purposes of the National Gas Law, despite the fact that it controls and operates the VTS. Under section 8(2) of the National Gas Law, if AEMO controls or operates (without at the same time owning) a pipeline, AEMO is not for that reason to be taken to be a service provider. Description of the VTS The VTS is a high pressure gas transmission network which transports natural gas within and to via the Interconnect Pipeline. As at 1 January 2013, the VTS: (a) comprised approximately 1,999 km of pipelines; (b) had five main injection points at: (i) Longford, being: (A) the site of the Esso/BHP Billiton processing facility; and
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