MichCon Storage & Transportation Services
Extensive Infrastructure. Innovative Solutions.
We offer an extensive network of pipelines to serve midstream customers - gathering natural gas from processing plants and transporting it to major pipeline interconnections throughout the Midwest and the Northeast.
MichCon holds access to some of the best gas storage geology in North America. We own and operate four large natural gas storage fields. With over 124 Bcf of working storage, we can design a customized storage plan to meet your business needs.
Our central location offers unsurpassed access and transportation options for large-volume shippers who need to deliver gas beyond the MichCon system.
And we offer additional, customizable services including loans, exchanges, balancing and title transfers.
IMPORTANT UPDATES
The GCR Factor for December 2009 will remain at $7.98 per mcf. (posted 11-18-09)
eNominator Outage - Sunday, November 15, 2009 (posted 11-13-09)
eNominator will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance this Sunday, November 15, 2009 from 6:00am until 6:00pm ET. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Thank You,
MichCon's Gas Nomination Services
OCTOBER 2009 - DRY CASHOUT TRADING (posted 11-10-09)
At 9:00am est Wednesday morning, November 11th, enominator will email your "pre" cashout October 2009 volumes available for trading. For more detail on dry cash-out positions, run the ALR 94 report starting October 9th under CAW NOMINATIONS. The dry cashout trading window will open at 9:30am est on Wednesday, November 11th and Imbalances will be posted at that time. The trading window will remain open until 5pm est, Thursday, November 12th. If trading occurs, eNominator will email you a trade confirmation. On Thursday, November 12th, you will receive the "post trade statement" at approximately 5:30pm est. Final dry cashout invoices will continue to mailed out by Gas Accounting.
October 2009 Average BTU Factors Available (posted 11-09-09)
The October 2009 Average BTU Factors are available in the Non-Critical Notices section of this web site. Note: This information is being provided as a service to our customers and is for informational purposes only. MCGC converted to an MMBtu system effective May 1, 2005.
October 2009 - MCGC City Gate Price (posted 11-04-09)
The average MichCon Citygate price for October 2009 is $4.226/MMBtu. This price will be used to determine final dry point cashout positions. If you have any questions please contact Stephanie Coleman at 313.235.1039
DRY ALLOCATIONS ARE DUE 11/09/09 BY NOON E.S.T. (posted 11-03-09)
October 2009 Dry actual volumes for Dry Receipt Point operators are now available in eNominator. Operators, please enter your Allocations by November 9, 2009 by noon e.s.t. in eNominator. The Petoskey Service is effect from April 1, 2009 - October 31, 2009 for Dry Points (Jordan 4, Chestonia, Mancelona). These 3 points will be allocated to the Petoskey Service contract first to match the nomination and allocate the remainder to the dry pooling contract. Reminder: Change the Allocated Method to "Operator Provided Value" (OPV) or refer to the Dry Cashout section of your training manuals. If you have any questions, please call Stephanie T. Coleman at 313.235.1039. Thank you.
Notice to EUT Brokers/Customers (posted 10-20-09)
"If you do not serve End User Transportation (EUT) customers, please disregard this notice.
Yesterday, MichCon notified its EUT brokers that, subject to certain conditions, it was waiving the 3% withdrawal restriction during the month of November 2009. As a follow up to that message, please be advised that this action is intended to relieve potential storage constraints in early November. To that end, MichCon is requesting all EUT brokers to continue cooperating with us by not ramping up supply deliveries during the remainder of October. We appreciate your ongoing assistance and cooperation as we continue our efforts to avoid future supply curtailments."
Thank you,
MichCon's Gas Nomination Services
November 2009 Waiver of Monthly Withdrawal Limits (posted 10-19-09)
If you do not serve EUT customers, please disregard this notice.
During the months of November through March, monthly withdrawals
from storage for end-use transportation (EUT) customers are
limited to 3% of their contract ACQ (see Section F, Sheet F-19.00
of MichCon's tariff). MichCon will waive the monthly withdrawal
limit for all EUT customers during November 2009. EUT customers
who exceed the 3% of ACQ monthly withdrawal limit during
November 2009 will not be assessed an Unauthorized Gas Usage
Charge, unless the EUT customer uses MichCon's system supply
(i.e., monthly consumption exceeds the sum of gas in storage and
net deliveries to MichCon). If this occurs, then Unauthorized Gas
Usage Charges will be assessed. All other terms and conditions
of MichCon's tariff and gas transportation agreements remain in
effect. If you have questions, please contact MichCon's Gas
Nominations staff or the customer's assigned Gas Account Manager.
The 3% of ACQ monthly withdrawal limit will be reinstated
commencing December 2009 unless notified otherwise.
Thank you,
MichCon's Gas Nomination Services
September 2009 Actual System-Wide BTU Factor (posted 10-08-09)
The September 2009 Actual System-Wide BTU is 1.00758. This has been entered into eNominator and the Detailed Monthly Consumption Report will now reflect the conversion to Therms. If you have any questions please contact Sheryl Maloney on 313-235-1038.
Update on Potential Supply Curtailment (posted 10-05-09)
Dear Shippers,
On September 24, 2009, MichCon reminded its shippers of the potential for near term supply constraints depending on upcoming weather and market conditions. In that message, MichCon also advised shippers to rank both their supply and markets within eNominator. The purpose of this ranking is two-fold. First, it allows our shippers some degree of control over how cuts will be performed. Second, it provides MichCon's Gas Nominations staff the ability to administer cuts in the short time frame required by interconnecting interstate pipelines.
A few shippers have asked MichCon whether they could apply the same ranking to multiple sources of supply and/or markets. Unfortunately, such action will undermine MichCon's ability to administer the cuts in the time frame required by the interconnecting pipes. Thus, please be advised that when the same ranking is applied to multiple supply sources and/or markets, MichCon will apply cuts based on its best judgement, taking into account tight confirmation deadlines on interconnecting pipes.
Please note that shippers and brokers have the ability to change their supply and market rankings on a daily basis. If you need assistance in nominating through EUT pools, or entering supply and market rankings through eNominator, please contact Tom Victor at 313-235-5447, or Sheryl Maloney at 313-235-1038, or Cindy Reppke at 313-235-1037. Thank you for your assistance.
Update on Potential Supply Curtailments (posted 09-25-09)
September 24, 2009
Dear Shippers,
Please read this carefully. As previously communicated, storage positions nationally and on MichCon are at record levels, and future supply cuts may be necessary. In preparation for such action, and to mitigate the level of potential cuts, MichCon plans to implement the following procedures:
At least one day prior to the upcoming Gas Day, MichCon will inform all shippers of impending supply cuts via written communication.
During the curtailment period, MichCon will prohibit all intraday nomination changes.
As a result of the intraday restrictions described above, all shippers are encouraged to nominate exclusively at their primary points during the timely nom window. This is because noms at secondary points will be cut prior to noms at primary points, and as stated in 2 above, no intraday nom changes will be permitted.
Effective October 1, 2009, MichCon urges all shippers to rank their supply source priorities. If shippers fail to do so, MichCon will cut supply at its discretion.
If supply cuts are necessary, and EUT customers are impacted, cuts will be made pro rata at the broker level. As stated in 4 above, brokers are urged to rank their supply sources. EUT brokers are also urged to rank their EUT markets. Brokers who do not rank their EUT markets will be subject to cuts at MichCon's discretion.
EUT brokers are encouraged to utilize their individual EUT pools for purposes of nominating gas to individual EUT customers.
Again, shippers who do not rank supply and/or EUT markets will be subject to cuts at MichCon's discretion. If you need assistance in nominating through EUT pools, or entering supply and market rankings through eNominator, please contact Tom Victor at 313-235-5447, or Sheryl Maloney at 313-235-1038, or Cindy Reppke at 313-235-1037. Thank you for your assistance.
Anticipated Capacity Constraints/Supply Cuts (posted 09-21-09)
Natural gas storage balances across the nation are perilously close to the record inventories experienced in 2007 with seven weeks still remaining in the traditional injection season. MichCon's storage balances and the associated impact on operations reflect this nationwide trend. In order to maintain operational integrity, MichCon may be required to curtail the receipt of flowing supply into its system depending on upcoming weather conditions and market requirements. As a reminder, End User Transportation (EUT) customers' storage balances must not exceed 10% of their Annual Contract Quantity (ACQ), and September and October storage injections must not exceed 1.43% of ACQ. MichCon will continue to closely monitor EUT accounts to ensure compliance with this requirement. MichCon will continue to reduce to zero the Maximum Daily Quantities associated with EUT accounts that have exceeded their storage limitations.
MichCon Gathering shippers are also reminded that nominations and production must be closely aligned. Should supply cuts at Kalkaska be necessitated, production must be reduced accordingly.
Where can I see the total of my Buys, the parties I purchased gas from, and the location?Where can I see the total of what I sold, to whom and where I sold it?
There are a couple of ways to get the total of your Buy and/or Sell transactions: 1) to get ALL of the information, run the NN08 "Daily Activity Grouped by Service Requestor." Report NN08 shows submitted nominations grouped by Buys, Paths, and Sells. Buys will be sorted by Alphabetical Up Name, and sells will sorted by Alphabetical Dn Name. 2) From the Activity Summary Screen, click on the location summary tab. To copy the data to Excel, click in the uppermost square of the grid to select the entire grid, then right click and select "copy", then paste into Excel.
How can I get a report into Excel so that I can manipulate the data?To get a report into an Excel spreadsheet, find "Report Export File Type" in the lower half of the reporting screen and change it to "Excel Data Only." You may then sort and use the data according to your preferences. In the future, all reports will be able to be directly downloaded as an Excel worksheet.
Why doesn't the Total K Rec Qty on the Path Summary add up to the total of my buys?
That total is not the total of your Buys. The Path Summary is a listing of all of your Pathed nominations and therefore will not include any transactions which do not have a Path (e.g., Buys that you did not transport; gas that you "Bought" and then immediately "Sold," otherwise known as Title Transfers.
I need a report like the Nom 48 in ConQuest. What report can I use to get that information?
There are a number of reports in the system to satisfy your request. For instance, the NN08 report. The NN08 report does not include Adjusted volumes. Any adjustments to your submitted nominations are available on the NN20 "Nom Change History" which will be automatically emailed to you any time a change is made by MichCon. Please refer to the online version of our eNominatorSM User Guidebook, Section 2.2 where you will find a list of the most commonly used reports, along with a description of the reports.
My eNominatorSM Screen is Too Small. How can I adjust it?
To make your eNominatorSM screen size larger, you need to set the Window Size in the Citrix Interface Settings. To do this, go to the Citrix Application page. The Citrix Application page has the EBB and eNominator-CAW icons on it. On the Application page banner line, you will see four icons, one of which is a "?" question mark. Click on the icon to the left of the "?" icon, which is the "customize user interface settings" icon.
On the "Settings" page, set the Window Size in the Connection Preferences to either "Standard - Full Screen" or select "Percent of screen" and enter a percentage.
Click "OK" to close the "Settings" window, and then re-open eNominatorSM.
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