Procedures

Booking and allocation rules

Methods for booking and allocating terminal access capacities are described in the Allocation Rules.

Terminal access capacity: this refers to the maximum volume of LNG to be unloaded and regasified at a given terminal, in TWh/yr or TWh/month for a specified period, under the conditions described in a terminal access contract. A booking for this access capacity covers the following services:

• reception of the shipper’s vessels at the terminal wharf;
• unloading the cargo;
• storage of unloaded LNG;
• regasification of unloaded LNG;
• injection of regasified LNG into the pipelines.

GRTgaz allocation rules at PITTM (Transport LNG Teminals Interface Points)

• Quantities recorded at Montoir PITTM, published by GRTgaz

• Quantities recorded at Fos PITTM, published by GRTgaz

List of LNG carriers registered at the Terminals

Only ships listed below may be nominated by shippers to unload cargoes at the specific terminal.

Ship scheduling will then be confirmed by operations@elengy.com

• Download the list of LNG carriers registered at Fos Tonkin Terminal (pdf)

• Download the list of LNG carriers registered at Montoir Terminal (pdf)

These lists are based on physical characteristics and safety criteria set out in the LNG Terminal Access Contract. To ensure that these criteria are met, the Operator can inspect vessels before and during the contract period.

The registration procedure is carried out in compliance with the Operator’s specific procedure (see below)

Maximum LNG capacity of tankers registered at:

- Montoir: 266,000 cubic metres of LNG

- Fos Tonkin: 75,000 cubic metres of LNG

Downloads:

• Access to terminal - Ship Approval Procedure
  

• Pre-acceptance questionnaire

Scheduling LNG cargoes

Under the conditions provided for in the LNG Terminal Access Contract, both Shipper and Operator agree on an estimated unloading schedule indicating the monthly amount to be unloaded. The following information should be included for each cargo to be unloaded:

• unloading date,
• LNG carrier capacity,
• loading port.

Only ships registered at the terminal should be scheduled. The unloading schedule is updated every month for the following month. This involves the Shipper informing the Operator of his intended unloading dates and providing the names of the relevant LNG tankers. On the basis of their requests, the Operator informs each of the shippers their respective allocated unloading windows. Rescheduling requests for the current month may be submitted to the Operator but may not be granted.
Details of unloading schedule rules are provided in the LNG Terminal Access Contract.

Rules for scheduling and measuring the gas flow into the pipeline: the schedule of the LNG Terminal send-out is updated monthly for the following month. The definitive schedule is drawn up each day for the following day.
Rules for scheduling send-out are detailed in the LNG Terminal Access Contract. The quantities of energy sent out from the LNG Terminal are reputed to be equal to the quantities scheduled for each day.

Gas characteristics

The LNG unloaded by the Shipper must comply with the following specifications:

Customs formalities

The Shipper is responsible for handling all customs procedures.