This notice of a recommendation and assessment for gas governance rules is issued by Gas Industry Company Limited ("Gas Industry Co") approved as the industry
body by Order in Council under section 43ZL of the Gas
Act 1992 ("the Act").
Section 43O of the Act provides that, no later than
10 working days after making a recommendation for
a gas governance regulation to the Minister of Energy,
Gas Industry Co must publicise the recommendation and
the assessment completed under section 43N of the Act.
Recommendation
On 28 January 2008, Gas Industry Co made a recommendation to the Minister of Energy under
sections 43G(2)(l) and 43Q of the Act for approval
of the Gas (Processing Facility Information Disclosure) Rules to provide for information disclosure by gas processing facility owners.
The purpose of the proposed rules is to provide a process to settle the issue of whether it is necessary to recommend rules or regulations setting reasonable terms and conditions for access to, and use of, gas processing facilities by:
- making information publicly available on the capability of, and availability of capacity at, gas processing facilities;
- monitoring responses to requests for third party access
to gas processing facilities; and
- using that information to report to the Minister of
Energy on the need for rules or regulations setting reasonable terms and conditions for access to, and use of, gas processing facilities under section 43F(2)(b) of the Act.
The information disclosed will comprise:
- contact details and location of the processing facility;
- indicative forecasts of spare capacity over the short- and medium-term;
- technical capability of the plant, that is information on
the ability of the plant to remove or separate various constituents; and
- summary information on any bona fide approaches
by third parties investigating the possibility of having their gas processed.
A recommendation for amended regulations providing
for compliance with, and enforcement of, the Gas (Processing Facility Information Disclosure) Rules was made in conjunction with this recommendation.
A copy of Gas Industry Co's recommendation, including
the assessment, is available at no cost on Gas Industry
Co's website
http://www.gasindustry.co.nz
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of February 2008.
For and on behalf of Gas Industry Co:
RT. HON. JAMES BOLGER, O.N.Z., Chair.