PIPELINE NOMINATIONS

NGX Transactions for physical delivery must be nominated to the respective pipeline on a daily basis during the delivery period.

DAILY NOMINATIONS SCHEDULE
Hub Name Market Closes Nomination
Deadline		 Transaction
Unit		 Nomination
Unit		 Nomination Type Pipeline
AB-NIT Yesterday 11:00MT* 11:30MT* TJ GJ Gross Receipt and Delivery TCPL
Spectra T- North Balancing YD 08:30MT(M-F)
10:30MT(Sat,Sun)		 08:30MT(M-F)
10:30MT(Sat,Sun)		 GJ GJ Combined Gross Receipt and Delivery Spectra
ANR-SE-T Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only ANR
CG-Mainline Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Columbia Gulf
CG-Onshore Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Columbia Gulf
Cheyenne Hub Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only CIG
Dominion Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Dominion Transmission
GTN Malin Day Ahead 10:00MT 11:00MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only GTN
Henry Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Sabine
NGPL-Midcont Pool Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Natural Gas
NGXPL-TxOk East Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Natural Gas
NNG-Demarc Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Northen Natural
NNG-Ventura Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Northern Natural
Panhandle Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Panhandle Eastern
PGE Citygate Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only CGT
SoCal-Citygate Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only SoCal
TCO Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Columbia Gas
TGP-500L Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Tennessee
TGP-800L Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Tennessee
Transco-65 Day Ahead 10:00MT 10:30MT Bbtu Bbtu Net One side only Transcontinental
Spectra Station #2/Huntingdon Day Ahead 10:00MT
14:00MT		 11:00MT
15:00MT		 GJ/Bbtu GJ/Bbtu Combined Gross Receipt and Delivery Spectra
Union Dawn and Union Parkway Day Ahead 10:15MT 10:30MT Bbtu GJ Net One side only Union Gas
TCPL Empress Day Ahead 10:30MT 11:00MT GJ GJ Net One side only TCPL
TCPL - Chippawa, Emerson Great Lakes, Iroquois, Niagara, St. Clair Day Ahead 10:30MT 11:00MT Bbtu GJ Net One side only TCPL
TEP Fixed and Index Same Day Ahead 14:00MT 15:00MT Bbtu GJ Net One side only Transgas Energy Pool
AB-NIT Same Day 15:00MT* 16:00MT* TJ GJ Gross Receipt and Delivery TCPL
AB-NIT Baseload 15:00MT* 16:00MT* TJ GJ Gross Receipt and Delivery TCPL


AB-NIT
Fixed price and Index gas traded on AB-NIT is nominated three times daily. Physical basis gas is nominated once a day to TransCanada Pipelines (TCPL).

  • YD (Yesterday) Nominations
    An NGX Market Operator generates the first nomination of the day, after the YD Strip closes (10:00am MT). This deadline is subject to change during Daylight Saving Time. The trading positions of each counterparty are transferred to TCPL via their secure Internet nomination input system, NrG Highway. The pipeline processes these nominations and a NIT (Nova Inventory Transfer) will be entered into TCPL’s gas management system.

  • SD (Same Day) Nominations
    The second nomination is generated by an NGX Market Operator, after the day’s trading has ended (3:00pm MT). A file showing intra-day transactions only is created, uploaded to TCPL and processed identically to the first nomination.

  • Ongoing Baseload Nominations
    After the intra-day nomination has been processed, an NGX Market Operator generates a third nomination. This nomination includes details of all transactions for delivery that have been traded on Intra-Alberta and Basis Alberta for the start of the next gas day. This file is created, uploaded to TCPL and processed identically to the first nomination.


    • ANR
    Gas traded at ANR-SE-T hub on NGX is nominated manually to ANR on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the ANR scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, ANR schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. ANR contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSMISSION (PG&E Citygate)
    Gas traded at California Gas Transmission’s (CGT) PG&E Citygate hub on NGX is nominated manually to CGT on the Timely (10:00am PT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the PG&E gas scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, PG&E Citygate schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. PG&E Citygate contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    COLUMBIA GAS
    Gas traded at TCO hub on NGX is nominated manually to Columbia Gas on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Columbia Gas scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Columbia Gas schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Columbia Gas contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    COLUMBIA GULF
    Gas traded at CG-Mainline and CG-Onshore hubs on NGX are nominated manually to Columbia Gulf on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Columbia Gulf scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Columbia Gulf schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Columbia Gulf contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    DOMINION TRANSMISSION
    Gas traded at Dominion-South hub on NGX is nominated manually to Dominion Transmission on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Dominion Transmission scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Dominion Transmission schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Dominion Transmission contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    EASTERN CANADA - TCPL
    Gas traded on the Empress, Emerson Great Lakes, Niagara, Iroquois, St. Clair or Chippawa pipeline hubs is nominated once a day to TCPL. The nominations for all of these hubs are processed after the TCPL spot day market closes at 10:30am MT. The NGX Market Operator then manually inputs the account mnemonics and volumes into the NrG Highway. A next day start date for transactions on these hubs is entered, as there are no intra-day contracts available. Each counterparty that transacts on these hubs also uses the NrG Highway to confirm nominations to the pipeline, which crosschecks NGX's nominations to ensure accuracy and account balancing.

    GAS TRANSMISSION NORTHWEST PIPELINE (Malin)
    Gas traded at GTN-Malin hub on NGX is nominated manually to Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) on the Timely (10:00am MT) and Evening (2:00pm MT) gas cycles for each Gas Day. After submitting the gross positions of all trading counterparties each day, the GTN-Malin gas scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, GTN-Malin schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Gas Transmission Northwest contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    NATURAL GAS
    Gas traded at NGPL-Midcont Pool and NGXPL-TxOk East hubs on NGX are nominated manually to Natural Gas on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Natural Gas scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Natural Gas schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Natural Gas contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    NORTHERN NATURAL
    Gas traded at NNG-Demarc and NNG-Ventura hubs on NGX are nominated manually to Northern Natural on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Northern Natural scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Northern Natural schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Northern Natural contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    PANHANDLE EASTERN
    Gas traded at Panhandle hub on NGX is nominated manually to Panhandle Eastern on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Panhandle Eastern scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Panhandle Eastern schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Panhandle Eastern contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    SABINE
    Gas traded at Henry hub on NGX is nominated manually to Sabine on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Sabine scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Sabine schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Sabine contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    SOCAL
    Gas traded at Socal-Citygate hub on NGX is nominated manually to Socal on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Socal scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Socal schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Socal contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    SPECTRA ENERGY GAS TRANSMISSION- STATION #2 and HUNTINGDON
    Gas traded on the Station #2 or Huntingdon hubs on NGX is nominated to Spectra Energy Gas Transmission on the Timely (10:00am MT) and Evening (2:00pm MT) GISB Cycles for each Gas Day. After submitting the gross positions of all trading counterparties each day at both locations, the Spectra gas scheduling group matches nominations on their system with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties entries match, Spectra provides an online report showing balances for each GISB Cycle, including Timely, Evening, Intra-Day 1 and Intra-Day 2. Spectra also contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    SPECTRA ENERGY GAS TRANSMISSION- T-North Balancing
    Gas traded on the T-North Balancinghub's YD instrument on NGX is nominated to Spectra Energy Gas Transmission at 8:30 AM MT weekdays (10:30 AM weekends) each day for the previous Gas Day. After submitting the gross positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Spectra gas scheduling group will match nominations on their system with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties entries match, Spectra will provide an online report showing balances for this location. Spectra will also contact NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    UNION PIPELINE (DAWN AND PARKWAY)
    Gas traded on the Union Dawn and Union Parkway hubs on NGX is nominated to the Union pipeline using ENOMS, an Internet nomination tool, which is managed by Union Gas. The nominations for these hubs are processed after the UNION spot day market closes at 10:15am MT. The NGX Market Operator then uses ENOMS to manually enter the respective volumes for each company. Each counterparty that trades on these hubs is also required to upload their nomination values and counterparties. Union Gas then cross checks the nominations received from both parties, which ensures accuracy and account balancing.

    TENNESSEE
    Gas traded at TGP-500L and TGP 800L hub on NGX is nominated manually to Tennessee on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Tennessee scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Tennessee schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Tennessee contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    TEP (Transgas Energy Pool)
    Gas traded on the Transgas Energy Pool (TEP) pipeline is nominated once a day at 2:00pm MT after the market has closed. The NGX Market Operator manually inputs the account mnemonic and volumes to the TEP website. Each counterparty that transacts on TEP, also uses the TEP website to confirm nominations, which will cross check NGX's nominations to ensure accuracy and account balancing. Once confirmed the nominations are submitted to the pipeline.

    TRANSCONTINENTAL
    Gas traded at Transco-65 hub on NGX is nominated manually to Transcontinental on the Timely (10:00am MT) gas cycle for each Gas Day. After submitting the net positions of all trading counterparties each day, the Transcontinental scheduling group matches nominations on their system received from NGX's counterparties with the files sent by NGX. If all counterparties' entries match, Transcontinental schedulers confirm with NGX and each counterparty. Transcontinental contacts NGX and counterparties in the event of nomination imbalances.

    * Note: All times are subject to Daylight Saving Time
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