Amendment, dated as of December 6, 2021, to Transportation Service Agreement Applicable to Firm Transportation Service Under Rate Schedule FTS, Contract No. EQTR 20242-852, dated as of September 24, 2014, by and between Equitrans, L.P. and EQT Energy, LLC (as amended)

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EX-10.2 3 tm2131039d2_ex10-2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

EXHIBIT A
to the
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AGREEMENT
between EQUITRANS, L.P.
and
EQT ENERGY, LLC,

pursuant to Rate Schedule FTS
Contract No. 852 Dated 09/24/2014

 

Date of this Exhibit A: 12/ 6 /2021

Effective Date of this Exhibit A: OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)

Supersedes Exhibit A Dated: 12/6/2021 (effective 1/1/2022)

 

1.   Notices and Correspondence shall be sent to:

 

Equitrans, L.P.

 

2200 Energy Drive

Canonsburg, PA 15317

Attn: Gas Transportation Dept.

Phone: (412) 395-3230

E-mail Address: ***@***

 

EQT ENERGY, LLC

 

Address:

625 Liberty Avenue Suite 1700

 

Pittsburgh, PA 152222

 

Representative: EQT Energy Scheduling

Phone: 412 ###-###-####

E-mail Address: ***@***

DUNS: 03 ###-###-####

Federal Tax I.D. No.: 02-0750473

Other contact information if applicable:

 

2.   Service Under this Agreement is provided on:

 

  X   Mainline System (includes the Sunrise Transmission System and the Ohio Valley Connector)
       
      Allegheny Valley Connector

 

 

 

 

3.   Maximum Daily Quantity (MDQ):

 

Base MDQ (Dth)   Winter MDQ (Dth) Effective Date
1,035,000   1,035,000 OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)

 

4.   Primary Receipt and Delivery Point(s)

 

Primary Receipt Point(s)**
(Meter No. and/or Meter
Name)
  Base
MDQ
Allocation
  Winter
MDQ
Allocation
  Effective
Date
###-###-####  – McIntosh   100,000 dth   100,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
17172 – Hopewell Ridge   125,000 dth   125,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
17112 – Callisto   300,000 dth   300,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
###-###-#### – Aurora   110,000 dth   110,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
TBD – Beacon H-111 (LP)   50,000 dth   50,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
TBD – Beacon H-302 (HP)   250,000 dth   250,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
###-###-#### – Flower (Polecat)   50,000 dth   50,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
###-###-#### – Bowlby (Drift Ridge)   50,000 dth   50,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)

 

** Receipt point MDQs do not include quantities required for retainage.

 

Primary Delivery Point(s)
(Meter No. and/or Meter
Name)
  Base
MDQ
Allocation
  Winter
MDQ
Allocation
  Effective
Date
11027 – Pratt to DTI   285,000 dth   285,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
73705 – Morris 2   425,000 dth   425,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
73713 – Jefferson   275,000 dth   275,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)
11169 – Rhinehart (To TCO)   50,000 dth   50,000 dth   OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)

 

 

 

 

5.   Effective Date and Term: This Exhibit A is effective the first day of the month immediately following the date on which Equitrans, L.P. is authorized by FERC to commence service on the OVCX Project (“OVCX In-Service Date”), which is anticipated to be October 1, 2023, and continues in full force and effect through 12/31/2030.* For agreements twelve (12) months or longer, Customer and/or Equitrans may terminate the agreement at the end of the primary term by providing at least six (6) months prior written notice of such intent to terminate.

 

At the expiration of the primary term, this Exhibit A has the following renewal term
(choose one):

__X_ no renewal term
____ through _______________ *
____ for a period of _______________ *
___ year to year* (subject to termination on six (6) months prior written notice)
____ month to month (subject to termination by either party upon ___ days written notice prior to contract expiration)
____ other (described in section 6 below)

 

* In accordance with Section 6.28 of the General Terms and Conditions, a right of first refusal may apply; any contractual right of first refusal will be set forth in Section 6 of this Exhibit A.

 

6.   Other Special Provisions:

 

None.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Customer and Equitrans have executed this Exhibit A by their duly authorized officers, effective as of the date indicated above.

 

CUSTOMER:   EQUITRANS, L.P.:
     
     
By /s/ Keith Shoemaker              12/4/2021   By /s/ Diana M. Charletta                 12/6/2021
Keith Shoemaker                     (Date)     Diana M. Charletta                         (Date)
       
       

Title:

Senior Vice President, Commercial
EQT Energy, LLC

 

Title:

President and Chief Operating Officer

 

852(2)

 

 

OPTIONAL EXHIBIT C
to the
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AGREEMENT
between EQUITRANS, L.P.
and EQT ENERGY, LLC,
pursuant to Rate Schedule FTS
Contract No. 852 Dated 9/24/2014

 

Date of this Exhibit C: 12/ 6 /2021

Effective Date of this Exhibit C: OVCX In-Service Date (as defined below)

Supersedes Exhibit C Dated: 12/6/2021 (effective 1/1/2022)

 

Negotiated Rate Agreement

 

1.   In accordance with Section 6.30 of the General Terms and Conditions of Equitrans’ Tariff, Equitrans and Customer agree that the following negotiated rate provisions will apply under the Agreement:

 

Monthly Reservation Rate 9.133 per Dth
Commodity Rate $0.00 per Dth
Authorized Overrun Rate $0.25 per Dth
Customer shall pay the applicable FERC ACA surcharge.

 

In addition, Customer shall pay the fuel usage, lost and unaccounted for gas percentage retainage factor to recover actual fuel usage, lost and unaccounted for gas based on the following calculation. Equitrans will initially retain 0.53522% of Customer’s nominated receipts volumes to recover fuel, lost and unaccounted for gas. Equitrans will track the actual experienced fuel and lost and unaccounted for gas experienced to provide transportation service on the Mainline System. Equitrans will account for the under or over recovered fuel and lost and unaccounted for gas associated with this Agreement in FERC Account 186. Beginning with the Effective Date, Equitrans shall adjust the Retainage Factor from time to time, but at least on an annual basis, to more accurately reflect actual experienced fuel and lost and unaccounted for gas; however, in no event will the Retainage Factor be less than zero. Equitrans shall file with the Commission for approval to adjust the Retainage Factor to reflect changes in the actual experienced fuel and unaccounted for gas on the Mainline System. The resulting Retainage Factor shall be effective until the effective date of Equitrans’ next succeeding filing to update the Retainage Factor for this Agreement.

 

The Rates and Retainage Factor will be considered negotiated rates, subject to FERC’s negotiated rate policies, and will only apply to nominations on Equitrans’ System from Aurora Receipt Point (Meter# ###-###-####), Beacon H-111 (LP) Receipt Point (Meter# TBD), Beacon H-302 (HP) Receipt Point (Meter# TBD), Callisto Receipt Point (Meter# 17112), McIntosh Receipt Point (Meter# ###-###-####), Hopewell Ridge (Meter# 17172), Flower (Polecat) Receipt Point (Meter# ###-###-####), Bowlby (Drift Ridge) Receipt Point (Meter# ###-###-####) to Pratt to DTI Delivery Point (Meter# 11027), Rhinehart to TCO Delivery Point (Meter# 11169), Jefferson Delivery Point (Meter# 73713) or Morris 2 Delivery Point(Meter# 73705).

 

 

 

 

Shipper shall also be subject to any FERC mandated surcharges, imposed by FERC on an industry wide and generally applicable basis to shippers on interstate pipelines. Transporter shall assess the impact of any such FERC proposed surcharge on its Shippers and use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the application or impact of such surcharge on Transporter’s Shippers, provided that such efforts by Transporter shall not include any obligation on or risk to Transporter of cost responsibility for such surcharge.

 

Except as expressly stated herein, Equitrans’ applicable maximum rates and charges set forth in the Statement of Rates of its Tariff continue to apply.

 

2.   Customer acknowledges that it is electing Negotiated Rates as an alternative to the rates and charges set forth in the Statement of Rates of Equitrans’ Tariff applicable to Rate Schedule FTS, as revised from time to time.

 

3.   This Exhibit C is effective the first day of the month immediately following the date on which Equitrans, L.P. is authorized by FERC to commence service on the OVCX Project (“OVCX In-Service Date”) , which is anticipated to be October 1, 2023, and continues in effect through 12/31/2030.

 

4.   In the event any provision of this Exhibit C is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any court, regulatory agency, or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions, terms or conditions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the term, condition, or provision which is held illegal or invalid shall be deemed modified to conform to such rule of law, but only for the period of time such order, rule, regulation, or law is in effect.

 

5.   Other Special Provisions:

 

None.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Customer and Equitrans have executed this Exhibit C by their duly authorized officers, effective as of the date indicated above.

 

CUSTOMER:   EQUITRANS, L.P.:
     
     
By /s/ Keith Shoemaker             12/4/2021   By /s/ Diana M. Charletta            12/6/2021
Keith Shoemaker                    (Date)     Diana M. Charletta                    (Date)
     
     

Title:

Senior Vice President, Commercial
EQT Energy, LLC

 

Title:

President and Chief Operating Officer

 

852(2)