Invoices and Supporting Documents
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1. poeta The reni of the ed neon the romas Died wr the pont Clicking on the name of a specific report from the Report Descriptions hyperlink will provide a brief description of the report Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 9 Flowing Gas Reports Allocation Operator Allocation This report replaces the previous Third Party Package ID Operator Report The UP DN designations are synonymous with the 10R and 10D Allocation Transaction Types The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Point Daily Allocations Detail By Contract This report will display scheduled and allocated quantity by point by day at the contract level This report only displays points that have scheduled volumes Point Daily Allocations Summary This report will display scheduled and allocated quantity by point by day summarized at the legal entity level This report only displays points that have scheduled volumes Shipper Allocation The UP DN designations ate synonymous with the 10R and 10D Allocation Transaction Types The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Zone Operator TBS Daily Allocation This r2. 6 Gagm o x 10 B z u E m 4 21 gt 4 112 c E F G H Payer Payer CSR Phone Record Created Date Payer DUNS Number Payer Business Name Accounting Month Invoice Due Date Invoice Type Code Jane Doe 402 555 5555 1 21 2005 111111111 Valued Customer Nov 04 13 2004 Reservation Jane Doe 402 555 5555 1 21 2005 111111111 Valued Customer Nov 04 12 13 2004 Reservation Jane Doe 402 555 5555 1 21 2005 111111111 Valued Customer Nov 04 12 13 2004 Reservation Jane Doe 402 555 5555 1 21 2005 111111111 Valued Customer Nov 04 12 13 2004 Reservation Jane Doe 402 565 5555 1 21 2006 111111111 Valued Customer Nov 04 12 13 2004 Reservation Jane Doe 402 555 5555 1 21 2005 111111111 Valued Customer Nov 04 12 13 2004 Reservation Using Adobe Acrobat Introduction Invoices and supporting documents in this user guide are viewed in PDF format via Adobe Acrobat Should the customer require more information that is not referenced in this guide please refer to the Adobe Acrobat User Guide http www adobe com products acrobat pdfs acrruserguide pdf Work Area The Adobe Reader window includes a document pane that displays Adobe PDF documents The left side includes a navigation pane that helps you browse through the current PDF Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 22 document The oo Dar at the top of the window and the scrol bar at the r
3. 17 2o aeneo Ez E eu n a mup pme ime MUN wn imm xc ma sem m a t Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 18 Navigation Tree Displays report name and setvice requestor information such as contract number location point number accounting month etc as applicable to specific report types The user can expand or compress the navigation tree as needed Y Expand Mode User can click directly within the navigation tree on either a contract number location point number etc as applicable to navigate directly to a specific page within the display Invoicing and Flowing Gas Navigation Tips The following information provides shippers who access invoices and supporting documents with additional tips on how to successfully navigate within the NNG Invoicing and Flowing Gas environment Categories Navigation Pane Documents are assigned to categories 1 e attributes you can use to filter the reports into smaller subsets A user can navigate from one report type to another with the click of a mouse Category Descriptions Q All Reports Selecting this category will provide a list of report types available to the user for selecting all reports in this category or selecting specific reports to run during one retrieval process Q Allocations Selecting this category provides a listing of all Allocation rep
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5. Supporting Sup Doc Ind The document to which the recipient may refer for documentation Document supporting the invoiced quantities Indicator System SMS Used The quantity of SMS used by a service requester who has Management purchased this companion service with a firm transport contract Service Used It gives the shipper a higher tolerance level before incurring variance charges on the difference between daily scheduled and actual allocated volumes at specified delivery points Shipper pays a reservation charge on the SMS level chosen and a commodity type charge on the amount of SMS tolerance used to reduce shipper s DDVC exposure System Overrun Limitation An SOL day is called if the operating integrity of the pipeline system is in jeopardy which means shippers could incur a higher variance charge if they take more gas than what they have scheduled For criteria that are used to call an SOL day see page 291 of the tariff Northern must post the SOL on the EBB no later than 3 00 p m CST of the gas day for which the SOL has been called System Underrun An SUL day may be called if the operating integrity of the pipeline Limitation system is in jeopardy which means shippers could incur a higher variance charge if they take less gas than what they have scheduled For criteria that are used to call an SUL day see page 292 of the tariff Northern must post the SUL on the Electronic Bulletin Boa
6. CALCULATED VOLUME BY POINT DETAIL END USER Capacity Type Receipt Delivery Cap Type Rec Del Scheduled Paths From TMS Interface P P PRIMARY TO PRIMARY PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SECONDARY TO SECONDARY INTERRUPTIBLE TO INTERRUPTIBLE SECONDARY TO PRIMARY Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 27 Adjustment Type Adj Shipper Allocation Report Operator Allocation Report Shipper Imbalance Statement ADC ALLOCATION DETAIL CORRECTION MT IRP Contract Imbalance Statement Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 28 Contract Imbalance Statement Volume Imbalance amp Dollar Valuation Statement ADC ADC ALLOCATION DETAIL CORRECTION Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 29 Glossary Glossary The Glossary includes key fields that are located within the invoices and supporting documents Abbreviation Number identifying the payer s account with payee as assigned by the payee Accounting Acct Adj Mthd Indicates how a prior period adjustment is presented Adjustment actual reversal indicator Method Accounting Period The month and year the information was recorded Adjustment Type Adj Type Identifies the type of adjustment Allocated Quantity Allocated Qty An allocated quantity in standard units that is delivered or received by a contract or legal entity at the allocation point or to the contract Allocat
7. best quantities available in order of increasing accuracy i e Scheduled and Measured Reports will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data The view of current month activities is a projected statement based on the combination of planned and actual activity at that given time Accessing Report Descriptions On line Select the category Flowing Gas or Invoicing from the Navigation Pane to access Report Descriptions a a Northern Natural Gas vam ere hare v rima arias Pinang Got Coeg Qm Carve 9 005 Orem customer activities Gas Overview Meth Cen Compare hay prede Pe te echa o armen nq bem the MOS meh ete Fer commence P cen omm ge chm 8 CIN MM Mr compta V farm pur ta Pett ore cs ma hast Feng Sormena rar ther farce em pass eo Bu Abs Ard Saute QU em Ho te ben t Bend ote cios d ud mari Caim at beers 1114 To view 0 Deaf tescroton of meisde c Dewe em Operates 754 pos preces Tod Pets package
8. transport imbalances The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final Shipper Cash In Out on line invoicing occurring on the 9 business day of each accounting month Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 14 Viewing Invoices amp Supporting Documents The following steps must be taken in order to access invoices and supporting documents Select the category of reports desired Flowing Gas or Invoicing See the Reports section of this guide for a description of the reports that are available in the system eee Natural Gas Vow are here tiome Customer Activbes Customer activities invoicing Report Overview MEN eme gt has rented the reports from the pte For Convenence the reports be or eem Ines manos boetoda yeu bre net current customer please complete the NIG Customer Soar ug oom Fer more eformaten Pow 10 Rawgete rogh ese reports 1 answer Beta 9004 Questions you may have regar ng these eng gas documents pieste contact your Northern Customer Service or Marketing Representative tae Meo Contant on the Adobe Rader Chick on the ts downlced hee vervon of the program te your c
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11. Northern Natural Gas A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY NNG Flowing Gas and Invoicing User Manual Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 1 Contents hover over the selection and do CTRL Click to follow the link to the page intro Guctl Onn PEPPER OVENIEW erases E E ee Purpose of This Guide uie Intended ACC GS M Learning Objectives PERMET How to Use This ar asr EEE E sda estas Dita Gated Usef Ip High Speed Internet ACCESS dde uud gd ERR Adobe ACPODO e Where to Find More aee eni asap ue aix mido Northern Website Support Technical T Customer Service amp Marketing Representatives eese ON E iUnd E he vellcndbric m Accessing Report Descriptions Or Ime uui Gas Repon M Cd TEE Puce Operator Allocation diei iit
12. alance Imbalance Qty The total imbalance quantity in standard units within the current Quantity accounting period Imbalance Report Imb Rpt Desc Identifies the type of imbalance reporting structure being used Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 31 Glossary 1 5 o gp elo 22 2 c O Imbalance Imbalance An assigned identification number used for tracking purposes Tracking Tracking ID Identification Code Monthly Index Index Price The high low and average Index Prices for the Market Area Index Price Price the Field Area Index Price and the Gulf Coast Index Price It is determined each month using the quoted spot gas price at price discovery points as appearing in Gas Daily Also known as MIP The month day and year the invoiced is prepared Invoice Identifier Unique identification identifier assigned by preparer Invoice Total Inv Tot Amt Total Amount Due Amount Invoice Type Inv Type The type of invoice issued by the transportation service provider Legal Entity Total Legal Entity Total Total quantity amount for a legal entity Unique identification code for a point The name of the location where the requested data is scheduled for receipt delivery by the transportation service provider Location Loc Prop Northern Natural Gas proprietary identification code for a point Proprietary Code Location Loc Prop Northern Natural Gas proprietary identification code for a st
13. ation Proprietary Code Station number on its pipeline Measured Measured Dth Volume of gas as measured in standard units Dekatherm Negative Daily Negative DDVC The amount charged as related to a Negative DDVC applicable on Delivery Variance daily volumes at an area point where the sum of a shipper s Charge allocated volumes are less than the sum of all scheduled volumes at the point after the scheduled tolerance has been considered Negative Daily Negative DDVC The amount charged as related to a Negative DDVC applicable on Delivery Variance daily volumes at an area point under an SUL Charge SUL Net Due Date Net Due Date he month day and year the invoice payment funds are to be ade available to the seller by the buyer Net Imbalance Net Imbalance The net imbalance due in standard units Quantity Package Package ID Service Requester assigned identification number used to track packages of gas The American Bankers Association identifier ABA transit routing Number number for the payee s bank Account Number Account Number Number Point MDQ Point MDQ Maximum daily quantity at a point Point SMS Point SMS Quantity of SMS service requester has purchased at a point Preparer ID Preparer ID Service Requester s assigned identification number used to track packages of gas Positive Critical Positive Critical The amount charged as related to a Positive DDVC applicable on Daily Delivery DDVC Level1 daily volumes at an at
14. ative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Shipper Imbalance Shipper Imbalance Statement This report displays a statement of imbalances by contract The report will be updated regularly with a preliminaty view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Measurement Information Measurement Information This report displays actual physical flow by location The report will be updated on the fifth 5 and sixth 6 business days with the final report available on the sixth 6th business day of each month report is selectable by accounting month and recipient name Contract Imbalance Contract Imbalance Statement This report will display a statement of activity by point for OBA SBA FDD PDD and IDD contract imbalances The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Imbalance Confirmation Letter This report will display an on line letter of confirmation that provides a summary of SBA FDD PDD and IDD contract imbalances The report will be updated regularly with Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 11 preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Supporting D
15. ea point when a Critical Day 15 in effect Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 32 Glossary Abbreviation Variance Charge aes Level I applies to the first two percent 2 of volumes Level 1 Positive Critical Daily Delivery Variance Charge Level 2 Positive Daily Delivery Variance Charge Positive Critical The amount charged as related to a Positive DDVC applicable on DDVC Level 2 daily volumes at an area point when a Critical Day is in effect Level applies to the next three percent 3 of volumes after the first two percent 2 has been applied under Level I Positive DDVC The amount charged as related to a Positive DDVC applicable on daily volumes at an area point after the scheduled tolerance has been considered The name of the business party preparing the report Price Tier Price Tier The price tier used Price Tier MIP Factor Price Tier MIP Rate Price Tier Applicable percentage as related to a specific tiering level Factor Price Tier MIP The high low and average Index Prices for the Market Area Index Rate Price the Field Area Index Price and the Gulf Coast Index Price are determined each month using the quoted spot gas price at price discovery points as appearing in Gas Daily Also known as MIP Production Month Production Total amount for the production month Total Month Total Punitive Critical Daily Delivery Variance Charge Level 1 Punitive Cri
16. ed Allocated The allocated interruptible quantity in standard units that is Interruptible received or delivered at the allocation point or to the contract MADE Deliveries Daina Deliveries received or delivered at the allocation point or to the contract ocation Allocation TT Identifies the type of allocation transaction Allocation Alloc These are the various types of allocations assigned to a POI Point of Interest Examples include Mainline Delivery Mainline Receipt Pooling Points Zone Points and Off system End Users Area Total Area Total Total quantity in standard units delivered within an area multiple points to a contract or legal entity Beginning Beginning The accumulated total imbalance quantity due in standard units at Imbalance Qty Imbalance Qty the beginning of an accounting period Beginning Beginning The dollar valuation of the total accumulated imbalance quantity Imbalance Value Imbalance due in standard units at the beginning of an accounting period Value Date Transaction Date Billable Party Bill Pty The party being billed Capacity Type Cap Type Type of capacity requested For example Primary to Primary Indicator secondary to secondary primary to secondary etc Charge Allowance Charge Allowanc The activity period of the invoiced transaction Period e Period Charge Indicator Chrg Ind Specifies whether the invoice charge is based at receipt or de
17. eport will display scheduled and allocated quantity by day at the point contract level for Zone and TBS points only Zone Operator TBS Monthly Allocation This report will display scheduled and allocated quantity by month at the point contract level for Zone and TBS points only Zone Operator TBS Monthly Less End User Allocation This report will display any physical quantity measured at the TBS points Behind a Zone point less any allocated quantity at the End User points less any scheduled quantity at the TBS points The result of this calculation will report the allocated volumes billed at the Zone point Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 10 Daily Volume Allocation OBA Daily Volume Allocations Statement This report will display scheduled and allocated quantity by contract by day and summatized by point by day for all OBA contracts The report can be generated from February 2005 forward and will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Transportation Daily Volume Allocations Statement This report will display scheduled and allocated quantity by contract by day and summarized by point by day for all transportation contracts The report can be generated from February 2005 forward and will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumul
18. etail and Calculations Capacity Leveling This report displays a daily comparison of scheduled versus allocated volumes and details the results of capacity leveling on transport contracts The report also reflects out of balance volumes and fuel The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Critical SMS Delivery Point Variance This report displays detail on volumes calculated for critical SMS DDVC charges and supports the delivery variance invoice The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Fuel Purchase Statement This report displays supporting detail for qualified firm and secondary purchased fuel volumes when not providing in kind fuel through the TMS nomination process The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Fuel Purchase Statement Non Discounted Points This report displays supporting detail for firm non discounted purchased fuel volumes when not providing in kind fuel through the TMS nomination process The report will be updated regularly with a preliminaty view of current month production data with a final cumula
19. he pipeline for either Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 33 Glossary Quantity receptordeiveryatapont Scheduled Scheduled Delivery gas volumes scheduled by a shipper on the pipeline Interruptible Interruptib hich do not have firm reserved rights Quantity ed 7 Qty Scheduled Schedul elivery gas volumes scheduled by a shipper on the pipeline Interruptible Interruptible hich does not have firm reserved rights but is authorized Deliveries 5 Deliveries AOS ertun AOS Scheduled Primary Schedul livery gas volumes scheduled by a shipper on the pipeline Deliveries COT Primary hich have firm reserved rights under normal commodity Deliveries COT transport COT Identifies the type of service rendered under the contract Identifies the party requesting the service or their agent Service Requester Svc Req K This is the contract number under which service is being Contract Number requested Svc Req Identifies the party requesting the service Name Small Customer Small Customer A closed class of shippers who were GS sales customers as of May 18 1992 as listed on Sheet No 510 of NNG s Tariff Small Customers receive special treatment for purposes of the SBA surcharge Carlton DDVCs etc Statement Basis Stmt Basis Code used to identify statement quantities as estimate actual or revision Statement Statement Date and time the statement was produced Date Time Date Time
20. ight side of the window provide other controls that you can use to work with PDF documents G http www adobe com products acrobat pdfs acrruserquide pdf vj 2 lt lle File Edit GoTo Favorites Convert P Select http www adobe comjproducts acrobatpdfs acrrus D de 7 Page 22 Tool zi ju 3 Bookmarks E Using Help E ADOBE READER ESSENTIALS mHE what s New in Adobe Reader 7 0 89 Looking at the Work Area B E Printing mHE Forms Filling in Adobe PDF Forms mHE REVIEW AND MARKUP 8 Using Commenting Tools amp E Participating in Document Reviews 88 Approving Adobe PDF Documents Using Digital Identity Stamps 8 SECURITY Digitally Signing Adobe PDF Documents E Digital IDs and Th lt lex Hg Document Pane Scroll Bar NOTE Adobe is a Copyright product of Adobe Systems Incorporated The use of Adobe symbols in this guide is for informational purposes only Northern Natural Gas does not in any way construe the use of symbols in this guide as ownership Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updat ed 07 2014 23 Code Types Transaction Types TT Reservation Invoice Transportation amp Storage Commodity Invoice Transportation w POOHNG 2 7 IMBALANCE PAYBACK OVERRUN Commodity Invoice Storage Flowing Gas Ship
21. ing password or ID issues please contact the Northern Solution Center Localto Omaha 402 398 7664 Out of area 866 810 5268 E mail nng helpdesk nngco com Customer Service amp Marketing Representatives Please contact your respective Customer Service or Marketing Representative if you have any questions concerns For contact information please see the following link for Northern s Contact Us web page http www northernnaturalgas com contactus Pages ContactUs aspx Logging On The following steps must be taken in order to access invoices and supporting documents via Flowing Gas Using your Internet browser access the Northern Natural Gas website at http www northernnaturalgas com Northern Natural Gas informational Postings Customer Activities News Salet and Public Awareness Soppor Expansion Progecta Asset Sales 5 eei 818 347 4473 Cenaca Lefaermation Company matory Free 877 454 0644 Omare Local 422 290 7200 Northern Fechan al Tol Free 064 810 5240 Omare Local 402 268 7644 Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 7 Select the Customer Activities tab cti gt N informafianal Actvilet ews aed ASit inm MEE Ic SE KC Sales Pre Post Lut Request tor Ema otf catis Queit Mares Mee More Contac
22. king on the hyperlink of the specific report s name The system will notify the user Please Wait that it is processing the requested document Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 16 Northern Natural Gas You are here Invoicing gt Report Prompt Please Wait IN w Invoicing After the user has chosen a report to be processed the system will prompt the user to input additional specific data to be included in the requested query Q System prompts may vary based on the type of report selected for query 1 Select Prompts A display listing of all companies and or accounting periods to which the user has access to Select the View List button i Select either one company or all companies to which the user has access to by placing your cursor on the company name and performing a single right mouse click To select multiple companies place cursor a company name and drag mouse over selection criteria while simultaneously holding down the shift key ii Select or enter the accounting period desired are here gt Report Promat Wekconve Valued Customer Please in the following report parameters and cick the Submit button to view the report Select or Enter Accounting Month yyyymem 201004 Mies List Select or Enter Payer CSR Full Name or enter ALL MAUI Select the Submit button complete your requested query Flowing Gas Shipper G
23. livery point Default is delivery point Charge Type Chrg Type Indicates the type of charge rendered under a specific type of service Charge Type Charge Type Description of the type of charge rendered under a specific type of Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 30 Glossary Desctiption Desctiption setvice Contact Person Contact Name Name of person to contact for questions regarding the statement Name Contact Person Contact Phone Telephone Number of person to contact for questions regarding Phone the statement information Contract Contract This is the Contract MDQ Maximum Daily Quantity plus Entitlement Entitlement scheduled firm and interruptible volumes Critical Crit A critical status indicator applicable to daily delivery variances at a point Daily BTU Factor Daily BTU Factor The daily conversion factor to convert between the MCF and MMBTU Daily Delivery DDVC Penalty Shippers who are subject to daily delivery variances charges Point Variance Credit Shippers who take the swing at delivery points on Northern s Penalty Credit system will receive an allocated portion of the penalty dollars collected Northern will prorate the DDVC dollars based a weighted value equal to the total annual scheduled volume at the delivery points where each shipper takes the swing multiplied by 100 minus the percent of the total DDVC dollars paid by each shipper for the year ivery L
24. luation user can expand the Description box to display the definition of the report Witz business day of each accounting month Sammadity Remittance uct fae Invewing lier Saint Varies 1242 241 8 Pout vanansa lovee Laan Qala T Qaramasa 12224 Dats Ur 2 ment LT Cash 2224 9 Logging logout of the system the user should select Close to exit the system rather than clicking on the browser s xi me mary view of oum Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 20 Downloading Documents Documents to be downloaded can be imported into a CSV file format CSV is an acronym standing for Comma Separated Values This means that data downloaded using this format will be separated by commas so it can be manipulated and or imported into MS Excel another application Please see the section below to determine how to download documents in the CSV format Downloading into CSV Excel or PDF File Format Select Export Data link to download an invoice or supporting document into an excel spreadsheet Northern Natural Gas Welcome Customer After the user has chosen a report to be processed the system will prompt the user to input additional specific data to be inc
25. luded in the requested query You can use the drop down menu to choose the format in which to download your document Yow ere here loysing gt Momot Commodity Invoice Customer Cleese fill in the follonens parameters and click the Dowiced button to begin the export process Select or Enter Accownting Month 295592 4 Select or Enter Payer CSR Full Name or enter ALL ALL Export Format vow CSV Comma Sepa ated List EXCEL POF Download Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 2 1 ees Select the Download button to complete your requested query A File Download dialogue box will display Click n File Download EN Q The user may open the document for viewing or save the File to your computer Input the desired file name one that is applicable and easy to remember Specify a directory and folder to save file in this example we have chosen to open the document for immediate viewing An excel spreadsheet opens with the invoice or supporting document in the CSV format Some formatting may be required If Excel is not installed as an application user is prompted to install an application associated with the files with the extension type csv Note Remember to close the browser after completing the above steps for CSV Download 187 Bile Edit view Insert Format Tools Data Window Help
26. nth Commodity Payment Remittance This report summarizes all charges incutred during the current Commodity billing period The report is available with Commodity invoicing on the ninth 9th business day of each accounting month Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 13 Delivery Point Variance Invoice This report displays any delivery variance charges to a legal entity The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Receipt Point Variance Invoice This report displays any receipt variance charges to a legal entity The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Reservation Invoice This report displays charges for the reservation of capacity and SMS The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data final Reservation on line invoicing will occur on the first 1st business day of each accounting month Reservation Payment Remittance This report summarizes all charges incurred during the current Reservation billing period The report is available with Reservation invoicing on the first 1st business day of each accounting month Shipper Imbalance Cash In Out Invoice This report will display the shipper s
27. ocation Del Loc The location where the quantity is scheduled for delivery by the Transportation Service Provider ISP ivery Location Del Loc Prop Transportation service provider s proprietary location number Proprietary Code point of interest where the quantity is scheduled for delivery by the Trans portation Service Provider T SP transporter s system a The product quantity in standard units Ten thermos A unit of heat equal to 1 000 000 BTUs 1 MMBTU Allocated direction of flow receipt from or delivery to from the Transportation Service Provider TSP Identification Code the quantities from the service requester Entity Name quantities from the service requester Contract the quantities from the service requester Ending End Tran Date The date on which the invoiced transaction ended Transaction Date Five Percent 5 SCHD The scheduled tolerance is based on 5 of the total daily Scheduled Tolerance scheduled volume at a point related to the variance that a legal Tolerance entity will take allocation variances for The scheduled tolerance represents the amount of variance the legal entity is allowed without generating a DDVC volume Fuel Quantity Fuel Qty The quantity of fuel per allocation period in standard units Fuel Rate Fuel Rate Used to refer to the total fuel percent consisting of mainline fuel field fuel and unaccounted for where applicable Fuel is calculated based on receipt volume Net Imb
28. omputer view brief description of the reporte avelable n the 1evocng category please click om the below lormora Reporta Notice that in this example we have selected the category Invoicing Enter Network Password dialogue box will display Enter your username and 2 xl Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 15 Security Alert X You are about to view pages over a secure connection Any information you exchange with this site cannot be viewed by anyone else on the Web Inthe future do not show this warning Q An additional Security Alert dialogue box may appear Click Lx NOTE The user is now navigating within a secure area of the NNG Invoicing and Flowing Gas reporting system A listing of the reports associated with your User ID for the category selected will appear In this example the Specific Report to be accessed is Invoicing Nozze that the page containing access fo your user documents is launched in a separate browser The user can easily navigate between the NNG website and the Flowing Gas or Invoice page by simply minimizing the browser Vt Natural Gas Pug Vieicome Valsed Customer y 33 krasa Descrates Gass oa pareten Cosh Lope ale Deacraten Select the Report to be accessed by clic
29. ort types Q CMS Selecting this category provides a listing of Active Contracts and Contract MDQ reports Q Contract Imbalance Selecting this category provides a listing of Contract Imbalance reports Q Daily Volume Allocation Selecting this category provides a listing of Daily Volume Allocation reports Q Imbalance Confirmation Letter Selecting this category provides a listing of all Imbalance Confirmation Letters as applicable to the user Invoicing Selecting this category provides a listing of all invoicing report types Q Measurement Information Selecting this category provides a listing of all Measurement Information reports Q Shipper Imbalance Selecting this category provides a listing of Shipper Imbalance reports Q Supporting Details and Calculations Selecting this category will provide access to a listing of the report types that provide supporting details and calculations to all Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 19 invoicing documents The Supporting Details and Calculations report types are as follows Capacity Leveling Critical SMS Delivery Point Variance Fuel Purchase Statement Fuel Purchase Statement Non Discounted Points Non Critical SMS Delivery Point Variance OBA Imbalance Calculation Detail Receipt Point Variance Detail Scheduled Paths From TMS Interface Shipper Imbalance Calculation Detail Tolerance Calculated Volume By Point Detail Volume Imbalance And Dollar Va
30. otal interruptible quantity of fuel related to the Interruptible Fuel Interruptible Fuel quantity of gas in standard units subject to the pipeline s OOB OOB scheduling penalties Variance Quantity Quantity in standard units subject to pipeline s scheduling penalties Variance Quantity Variance Total interruptible quantity in standard units subject to pipeline s Allocated vs Sch Allocated vs scheduling penalties Interruptible Sch Interruptible Deliveries OOB Deliveries OOB Variance Quantity Variance Total primary firm quantity in standard units subject to pipeline s Allocated vs Sch Allocated vs scheduling penalties Primary Deliveries Sch Primary COB Deliveries COB Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 35
31. ough the Northern website to locate documents Access and view current invoices and supporting documents online Print documents Oooo Download documents Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 4 How to Use This Guide This Flowing Gas Shipper Guide is arranged into sections to assist you in its use This Introduction Section provides you with information about this manual basic technical information about the Northern Natural Gas Invoicing and Flowing Gas reporting system and where to find assistance with any questions you might have The Reports section describes the various customer reports that are available In addition you will find information on performing common tasks such as how to log onto the system as well as how to access and download shipper data reports and supporting documents The Glossary and Charge Types sections provide you with helpful information to analyze the vatious documents you access within the reporting system Technical Requirements User ID User IDs are necessary to access your invoices and reports via Flowing Gas The following picture depicts the screen you will encounter when logging on to Flowing Gas Connect to www_northernnaturalgas com 31 x oe If you do not currently have access to Flowing Gas please fill out and submit the NNG Customer Activities Sign Up Form and Subscriber Agreement Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 5 Email Address Each mon
32. per Guide Updated 07 2014 24 Charge Types Chrg Reservation Invoice Transportation Reservation Invoice Storage STORAGE CAPACITY CHARGE STORAGE RESERVATION CHARGE Commodity Invoice Storage Commodity Invoice Transportation AUTHORIZED OVERRUN OUT OF BALANCE Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 25 Commodity Invoice Transportation CPR FLOWOBLIGAHONNONPERFORMANCE CARLTON FOOB OUTOEBALANCEOVERRUN Delivery Point Variance Invoice DDVC PENALTY CREDIT DPO DDVCPOSITIVE DDVC POSITIVE SUL DDVC POSITIVE SOL DDVC POSITIVE CRITICAL LEVEL 1 DDVC POSITIVE CRITICAL LEVEL 2 DDVC PUNITIVE PUNITI VE CURTAILMENT PUNITIVE CURTAILMENT SOL PUNITIVE CURTAILMENT CRITICAL LEVEL 1 PUNITIVE CURTAILMENT CRITICAL LEVEL 2 DDVC PUNITIVE SUL DDVC PUNITIVE SOL DDVC PUNITIVE CRITICAL LEVEL 1 DDVC PUNITIVE CRITICAL LEVEL 2 DDVC NEGATIVE DNESU DDVC NEGATIVE SUL DNESO DDVC NEGATIVE SOL DDVC NEGATIVE CRITICAL DAY NSM SMS NEGATIVE SMS CRITICAL DAY NEGATIVE SMS SUL NEGATIVE SMS SOL POSITIVE SMS POSITIVE SMS CRITICAL DAY POSITIVE SMS SUL POSITIVE SMS SOL Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 26 Receipt Point Variance Invoice SCP SCHEDULING PENALTIES SCPCR SCHEDULING PENALTIES CREDIT Imbalance Cash Out In Invoice Allocation Type Alloc Type TOLERANCE
33. rd no later than twenty seven 27 hours prior to the gas day for which the SUL will be called This field identifies the specific type of transaction This field will Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 34 Glossary be populated with NAESB WGQ approved transaction types For example authorized overrun imbalance payback to pipeline current business etc The default is current business Tolerance Tolerance The maximum amount of daily variance quantity not subject to a Calculation Variance scheduling penalty Variance Unit Price Unit Price Rate or price charged per unit of product or service NNG reflects under the category Unit Price Base GRI Disc and Net Upstream Contract Up K This field identifies the contract of the party who is supplying the Identifier quantities to the service requester A unique identification code of the party who is supplying the Identifier Code quantities to the service requester quantities to the service requester A charge a shipper receives for differences between their scheduled and allocated volumes The total amount of fuel as related to the quantity of gas in standard units subject to the pipeline s scheduling penalties Variance Fuel Variance Fuel The identified total firm quantity of fuel related to the quantity of Primary Fuel Primary Fuel gas in standard units subject to the pipeline s scheduling penalties COB COB Variance Fuel Variance Fuel The identified t
34. t Mere 0 omgery vatory Frew 877 654 064 Perden s Local 422 96 72000 Tag Ae aree Dur Serves SA Mere Frew remis ne ae Mer Oe rnm Omaha 42 24 60 This will result in access to the Northern Natural Gas Customer Activities Homepage Customer Activities Northern Natural Gas About Us Careers Regulatory Contact Us You are here Home Customer Activities Nominations Customer activities Gas Bulletins No Data to show Capacty Release Contracts A Informational Postings Customer Actrritees Bulletin verseon Site Map Feedback Site Map 4 Search 4 Privacy 4 Terms of Use 4 Home Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 8 Reports Introduction vatiety of shipper data invoices and supporting documents are available to customers on the Northern website located under Customer Activities then Flowing Gas and Invoicing links A listing of the reports that available through the system with a brief description of each is located in the following sub sections This guide will help you determine how to access and download reports Please contact your Customer Service or Marketing Representative if you have any questions about which reports your company currently uses Best Available Data The Invoicing and Flowing Gas reporting system will use the
35. t UAR RR Ma CIR Suara Maa aI 24 Transaction Ay pes ette aatis M Uh 24 Charge Types Chro Ty pe scc eode e 25 Allocation Type Alloc iir 27 Capacity Receipt Delivery Type see 2T Adjustment Type Adj E 28 NGOS SEALY E EEE EE E EEEE EE E RR 30 Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 3 Introduction Overview The Flowing Gas Shipper Guide aids Northern Natural Gas s customers in understanding how to access all invoices and supporting documents as well as requirements necessary to locate shipper data on the Northern website The web based invoices and supporting documents are Q Simplified For example elimination of least rate pathing Q Timely Best available data for current month activity accessible online Q Interactive Data can be downloaded and integrated with customer systems Purpose of This Guide This guide serves as a learning tool and reference guide to lead customers through the NNG Invoicing and Flowing Gas reporting system to view print and download customer invoices and supporting documents Intended Audience This guide is for Northern Natural Gas customers involved with viewing and processing invoices Learning Objectives Using this guide you will be able to Navigate thr
36. th Northern will send an email notification that your final invoice is ready Please be sure to provide the appropriate email address where you want to receive this notification Notification preferences may be submitted via the Notice Contacts Form located at http www northernnaturalgas com support Pages SupportOverview aspx Computer Although there are no specific requirements to access the website and supporting documents contained therein Northern supports the North American Energy Standards Board NAESB standards Printer There are no specific printing requirements although a Laser Jet Printer is recommended High Speed Internet Access High speed Internet access is highly recommended for accessing customer data and documentation Although dial up access will work the lack of access speed will make report viewing and downloading extremely time consuming Adobe Acrobat Customers will view invoices and supporting documents on Flowing GAS with Adobe Acrobat In order to view documents in this format customers will be required to download Adobe Acrobat This product can be downloaded free of charge at http www adobe com products acrobat readstep2 html Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 6 Where to Find More Assistance Northern Website Support Page Can be accessed at http www northernnaturalgas com support Pages SupportOverview aspx Technical Assistance For existing users experienc
37. tical Daily Delivery Variance Charge Level 2 Punitive Daily Delivery Variance Charge Quantity Quantity Paid Rate Receipt Location Receipt Location Proprietary Code Receipt Zone Statement Recipient ID Statement Recipient Name Remit to Party Replacement Release Code Scheduled Punitive Critical The amount charged as applicable to daily volumes at each area DDVC Level 1 point in excess of the Positive DDVC level when a point is under a Critical Day notice Level I applies to five percent 5 of the daily volumes at an area point in excess of the Positive Critical DDVC level Punitive Critical The amount charged as applicable to daily volumes at each area DDVC Level 2 point in excess of the Positive DDVC level when a point is under a Critical Day notice Level II applies to any excess volumes above the Punitive Critical DDVC Level I volumes The amount charged as applicable to daily volumes at each area point that are in excess of the Positive DDVC level The product quantity in standard units that the amount is based upon product offered the transportation service provider POD point of interest transporter s system statement Recipient Name The name of the intended user of the statement Party to which payment of an invoice should be sent Repl Rel Cd The release code used to identify the specific capacity release transaction Scheduled Qty Gas volumes scheduled by a shipper on t
38. tive report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Non Critical SMS Delivery Point Variance This report displays detail on volumes calculated for non critical SMS DDVC charges and supports the delivery variance invoice The report will be calculated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month OBA Imbalance Calculation Detail This report displays supporting detail for OBA contract imbalances that have the tiering provision in their contract It summarizes the imbalance by contract and calculates the tiering The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9th business day of each accounting month Flowing Gas Shipper Guide Updated 07 2014 12 Receipt Point Variance Detail This report displays detail on volumes calculated for receipt point daily variance charges and supports the receipt variance invoice The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Scheduled Paths from TMS Interface This report displays the scheduled paths from TMS Throughput Management System The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final c
39. uide Updated 07 2014 17 The system will prompt user to please wait while the report is being processed Report Viewer Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by NNG Internet Explorer Please Wait Loading Report Data v Cancel Report Load selected report is now displayed Reports are made available in PDF format In order to view documents this format customers may be required to download Adobe Acrobat This product can be downloaded free of chatge at http www adobe com products acrobat readstep2 html bitps Awww 7 northeranaturalgas com secured t lowingGas View aspx reportid 458 7G viewType p df trpt Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Hii r N Preliminary 8 Commodty invoice ort em Comenodity Invosce L Vad Customer Natural Gas I C mud 1 Bg Le i 1111 South Lane S evenire b mundum feyeture VIA ATL toe tows H I ees Meee een wane H eA 2222 Pr I 1 M OA OR m 1 Bf sm 71777 77308 77 x H OF uus H P ee ET T 2 sre gt amt mm
40. umulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Shipper Imbalance Calculation Detail This report displays a summary of a legal entity s imbalance by contract and calculates the tiering and supports the imbalance invoice The report will be updated regulatly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9th business day of each accounting month Tolerance Calculated Volume by Point Detail This report displays the tolerance calculated volume by point detail and is supporting detail to the SMS DDVC Calculation detail reports The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Volume Imbalance and Dollar Valuation This report displays supporting detail for contract imbalances reflecting calculations of the volume valued and dollar valued OBAs The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data with a final cumulative report available on the 9 business day of each accounting month Invoicing Reports Commodity Invoice This report displays charges for the allocated volumes on a monthly basis The report will be updated regularly with a preliminary view of current month production data final commodity on line invoicing will occur on the ninth 9th business day of each accounting mo
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