OFREG seeks views on Gas Inventory Product

The Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas today publishes a consultation paper on the running of an Inventory Product post streamlining

Ofreg are seeking comments on the running of an Inventory Product post streamlining. Ofreg has initially approved an interim Inventory Product on the North West and South North Pipelines until 31st January 2007, with firmus energy the supplier and BGE (NI) the transporter. With regards to the Inventory Product running post streamlining, a decision will be made in January and Ofreg are issuing this short consultation paper to set out the broad principles of how the product will operate post streamlining and to seek views on the viability of this product once streamlining is implemented.

The paper can be viewed by on this page alternatively a paper copy can be obtained from Ian Davidson by contacting him either in writing at Ofreg, Queens House, 14 Queen Street, Belfast, BT1 6ER, or by telephone on 028 9031 6646 or by Fax. on 028 9031 1740 or email ian.davidson@ofregni.gov.uk

Copies of the paper will be made available in large print, Braille, audio cassette and a variety of relevant minority languages if required.

A presentation will be made to industry in OFREG’s offices on Wednesday 21 February at 10am

Responses to be made by Friday 2 March 2007 preferably by electronic mail to ian.davidson@ofregni.gov.uk

Please indicate if your reply is confidential and therefore cannot be published.

Notes for Editors

OFREG is the day-to-day name of the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation (NIAER), the regulator of the electricity and gas industries in Northern Ireland. NIAER’s powers are derived from the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 and the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, both as amended by the Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.

For further information contact:-

Conall McDevitt, Weber Shandwick Tel: 028 90764911, 07770 886933 or Chris Brown, Weber Shandwick Tel: 028 9076 4924