Exhibit 10j.(12)
FORM OF RATE SCHEDULE SGS-2F SERVICE
AGREEMENT
Rate Schedule 8GS-2F Service
Agreement.
Contract No. 100502
THIS SERVICE AGREEMENT (Agreement by
and between Northwest Pipeline GP (Transporter} and Northwest
Natural Gas Company {Shipper) restates the Service Agreement made
and entered into on January 01, 1998.
A Pursuant to Section 11.4 of
the General Terms and Conditions of Transporter’s FERC Gas
Tariff, Transporter and Shipper desire to restate the Service
Agreement dated January 01, 1998 (“Contract,
100502”) in tile format of Northwest’s currently
effective Form of Service Agreement and to make certain additional
non-substantive changes, while preserving all pre-existing,
substantive contractual rights.
B Shipper originally acquired
capacity by entering into a binding precedent agreement through the
open season for incremental firm storage service at Jackson
Prairie; as authorized by FERC in Docket No. CT06-416.
THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premise and mutual covenants set forth herein, Transporter and
Shipper agree as follows:
1. Tariff Incorporation. Rate
Schedule SGS-2F and the General Terms and Conditions (GT&C)
that apply to Rate Schedule SGS-2F, as such may be revised from
time to time in Transporter’s FERC Gas Tariff (Tariff), are
incorporated by reference as part of this Agreement, except to the
extent that any provisions thereof may be modified by
non-conforming provisions herein.
2. Storage Service. Subject to the
terms and conditions that apply to service under this Agreement.
Transporter agrees to inject, store and with draw natural gas for
Shipper, on a firm basis. Shipper may request Transporter to
withdraw volumes in excess of Shipper’s Contract Demand on a
best efforts basis as provided in Rate Schedule SGS-2F. The
Contract Demand and Storage Capacity are set forth on Exhibit
A.
3. Storage Rates. Shipper agrees to
pay Transporter for all services rendered under this Agreement at
the rates set forth or reference herein. The maximum currently
effective rates (Recourse Rates) set forth in the Statement of
Rates in the Tariff, as revised from time to time, that apply to
the Rate Schedule SGS-2F customer category identified on Exhibit A
will apply to service hereunder unless and to the extent that
discounted Recourse Rates or awarded capacity release rates apply
as set forth on Exhibit A or negotiated rates apply as set forth on
Exhibit D.
4. Service Term. This Agreement
becomes effective on the date first set forth above. The primary
term begin date for the storage service hereunder is set forth on
Exhibit A. This agreement will remain in full force and effect
through the primary term and date set forth on Exhibit A and, if
Exhibit A indicates that an evergreen provision applies, through
the established evergreen
