DETAILED PROTOCOLS FOR THE SYSTEM TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT RULES In case of any discrepancy in the wording of the brochure between both languages, Spanish and English, the Spanish version shall prevail Version 10 Detail Protocols for the System Technical Management Rules Detail Protocols for the System Technical Management Rules ............................................................................................ 7 PD-01 ................................................................................ 11 1. Purpose. ..................................................................... 11 2. Glossary. .................................................................... 12 3. General Conditions. .................................................... 12 4. Measuring equipment and gas analysis. ..................... 15 5. Gas quality analysis ................................................... 26 6. Gas measurement. ..................................................... 31 7. Metrological monitoring of measuring installations. .. 41 8. Regularisation of readings and measurements .......... 47 9. Addition of odorants to natural gas. ........................... 48 PD-02 ................................................................................ 51 1. Provisional daily allocation ........................................ 51 2. Final Provisional Daily Distribution. ........................... 66 3. Final Provisional Allocation of supply loss balances. .. 67 4. Final Definitive Daily Distribution............................... 70 APPENDIX .......................................................................... 70 PD-03 ................................................................................ 77 1. Purpose of Demand Forecasting ................................. 77 2. Demand Forecasting Systems .................................... 77 3. Historical data ............................................................ 78 PD-04 ................................................................................ 79 1. Purpose ...................................................................... 79 2. Publication of information. ......................................... 83 V ersion 10 1 Detail Protocols for the System Technical Management Rules PD- 05 ............................................................................... 85 1. General Criteria .......................................................... 85 2. Considerations on the position of the methane tanker for commencing loading and unloading operations ............ 87 3. Determining the level of liquid in tanks ..................... 87 4. Determining the temperature of the liquid and LNG vapour in the tanks ............................................................ 88 5. Determining pressure ................................................ 89 6. Determining LNG quality ............................................ 90 7. Calculations ............................................................... 95 PD- 06 ............................................................................. 123 1. Purpose. ................................................................... 123 2. Inspection of methane tankers and compatibility reports. ............................................................................ 123 3. Safe mooring and unloading facilities ...................... 124 4. Authorisations and Port Services ............................. 125 5. Programming ........................................................... 125 6. LNG logistics activities. ............................................ 125 PD- 07 ............................................................................. 133 1. Purpose .................................................................... 133 2. Scope of application ................................................. 133 3. Shared parameters .................................................. 135 4. Yearly programming ................................................ 136 5. Monthly programming .............................................. 139 6. Weekly programming ............................................... 142 7. Nominations and re-nominations ............................. 143 V ersion 10 2 Detail Protocols for the System Technical Management Rules 8. Confirmation criteria for programming/nomination/re- nomination of services at regasification plants ................ 146 9. Processing of programming, nominations and re- nominations for the transmission network: ..................... 149 10. Appeals procedure at connection points between two different infrastructure facilities. ..................................... 152 PD- 09 ............................................................................. 153 1. Gas demand classification ........................................ 153 2. Identification of control variables related to available capacity in terms of natural gas flowing into the system, including both natural gas and liquefied natural gas ........ 155 3. Identification of control variables related to the operational ability of gas system LNG reception, storage and regasification plants, compressor stations and flow through gas system hubs .............................................................. 156 4. Identification of control variables for excessive pressure or loss of pressure in gas pipelines ................... 159 5. Overall analysis of the basic control variables within the normal system operating ranges ...................................... 160 6. Control variable analysis details .............................. 162 PD-10 .............................................................................. 166 1. Purpose .................................................................... 166 2. Publication and updating of transmission capacities 167 3. Considerations for the calculation of facility capacity 168 4. Calculation of regasification plant capacity .............. 169 5. Calculation of underground storage facility (USF) capacity ........................................................................... 174 6. Calculation of network capacity ............................... 181 V ersion 10 3 Detail Protocols for the System Technical Management Rules 8. Calculation of capacity of the distribution network and secondary transmission network ..................................... 199 9. Calculation of satellite LNG plants capacity .............. 201 PD-11 .............................................................................. 204 1. Purpose .................................................................... 204 2. General allocation criteria ........................................ 204 3. System Residual Balancing (BRS) ............................ 205 PD-12 .............................................................................. 209 1. Purpose .................................................................... 209 2. Scope of application ................................................. 210 3. Assignation of satellite plants to regasification plants 210 4. Documentation to be presented before first loading 212 5. Truck cistern transport ............................................ 213 6. Procedure for the programming, nomination and re- nomination of truck cisterns ............................................ 213 7. Allocation procedure. ............................................... 218 8. Invoicing. ................................................................. 219 9. Communication procedure for maintenance and incidents. ......................................................................... 219 10. Claims management. ................................................ 220 11. Available information ............................................... 221 PD-13 .............................................................................. 222 1. Purpose .................................................................... 222 2. Scope of application ................................................. 222 3. Definitions ............................................................... 222 4. Assignment of tanker unloading dates in annual V ersion 10 4 Detail Protocols for the System Technical Management Rules regasification plant programming .................................... 227 5. Assignment of tanker unloading dates in quarterly programming ................................................................... 232 6. Assignment of tanker unloading dates in intra-month management .................................................................... 233 7. Priority rules on unloading requests from tankers with overlapping dates ............................................................ 233 PD-14 .............................................................................. 235 1. Purpose .................................................................... 235 2. RMS/MS Capacity ..................................................... 235 3. Establishment of RMS/MS saturation criteria. .......... 235 4. Establishment of actions to be taken. ...................... 237 APPENDIX ........................................................................ 240 PD-16 .............................................................................. 241 1. Purpose .................................................................... 241 2. Points on the system that should emit basic operating signals (SBO) ................................................................... 241 3. Responsibilities of facility holders ...........................