Commission accepts Ruby’s rate proposal to encourage long-term transportation contracts

摘要

The commission last week granted a request by Ruby Pipelinento charge short-term customers more to move gas during periods ofnpeak demand. The rate change for short-term firm and interruptiblenservices will remove a bias favoring short-term shippers and encouragenthem to sign up for long-term contracts, Ruby said.nLast year, FERC authorized (CP09-54) Ruby to build and operatenits 675-mile pipeline between Opal, Wyoming and Malin, Oregonn(IF, 12 April ‘10, 12). The system is designed to transport up to 1.5nmillion Dt/d. Ruby has 14 contracts for firm transportation accountingnfor about 1.1 million Dt/d, leaving some capacity available fornshort-term contracts