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LINK® System

Customer Interface

Contracts Overview Overview

Glossary

• Summary

• Request New Contract (RFS)

• Amend A Contract (RFS)

• Net Present Value

• Discount Request

Request for Service

• Request for Service (RFS) System

– Requests for a new service or an amendment to existing service must be performed electronically via LINK® in the RFS system.

– For M&N Canada, requests can be made electronically or through a printed form.

– Requests for Firm Capacity on Texas Eastern, Algonquin, Southeast Supply Header (SESH), M&N US, East Tennessee, Saltville, and Sabal Trail require a Net Present Value bidding process.

• Service Agreement Execution

– For Texas Eastern, Algonquin, East Tennessee, Saltville, SESH, M&N US, OGT, Egan, Bobcat, Big Sandy, Steckman Ridge, Moss Bluff, and Sabal Trail all interruptible service agreements, all interruptible service agreement amendments, and firm service agreements with a term of two years or less, must be executed electronically via LINK® in the RFS system.

– All firm service agreements with a term of more than two years and all amendments to firm service agreements with a term of more than two years must be executed in writing.

– For M&N Canada and OGG, all service agreements shall be executed in writing.

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Getting Started

• Go to the LINK® home page (http://link.spectraenergy.com) and choose the appropriate

company.

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Getting Started

• Click on Please Login. When the popup box appears, enter your LINK® ID and password,

then click the “OK” button.

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Getting Started

• From the Menu Tree, click on Contracts, then Request for Service. Note all of the options off

of the Contracts Menu Tree.

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Requesting a New Contract

• On the “Rate Schedule” dropdown box, select the appropriate Rate Schedule. Next, enter

your Begin and End Dates for the request.

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Requesting a New Contract

• Select the “Quantity “ tab to request MDQ.

Select the “Locations” tab to request Firm Receipt and Delivery Meters.

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Click “New” to add a

new row to the grid.

Double-click in the fields

marked with an asterisk to

utilize the search function. i.e.

to find a meter number

Requesting a New Contract

• Select the “Path” tab to set up the requested contract path and accompanying Billing

Determinants (TETLP only)

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1: Click the “New” button to

add rows to the grid.

2: Select the zones

using the drop-down

menu

3: After the zones are populated,

click the “Finalize Paths” button to

confirm the billing path.

Requesting a New Contract

• Click the “Save” button, and then the “Submit” button in the top-right corner of the screen to

submit the request to the pipeline for processing. A contract number is then assigned and a

pop up box appears with Terms and Conditions. Enter and confirm the contact details.

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Requesting a New Contract

• After the request is submitted, it will travel through the various Approval stops on the

Approvals Tab.

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Amending a Contract

• Click the “Amend” button on the contract to be amended

Request the data elements (term, Quantity, Locations, Path, etc…) to be amended.

Click the “Save” button then the “Submit” button to submit the request to the pipeline.

Request will travel through the various Approval stops on the Approvals Tab.

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Net Present Value

• Request for New Capacity (TETLP, AGT, ETNG, SGSC, SESH, M&N

US, and Sabal Trail)

– Allocation of for new capacity will be awarded to the request

generating the highest Net Present Value to the Pipeline.

– An Open Season is held by posting notice on the EBB for the

purpose of receiving additional requests (bids) to be evaluated

contemporaneously.

– Any Customer desiring to place a bid for any capacity posted must

submit such bid online via the LINK® System.

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Net Present Value

• A posting is produced and reviewed for accuracy.

After approval by Marketing, Planning, and Credit, posting is automatically posted to

the EBB at 2:00 pm Central Time.

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Net Present Value

• The NPV Posting Detail screen displays the Posting Begin and End Date, effective contract

begin date, path and MDQ requested.

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Net Present Value

• Customers can bid on capacity posted in the NPV Bidding screen by changing the term date, extending the path

or raising the rate.

• At the close of NPV Bidding, Marketing will evaluate the bids received and determine a winner.

• The Winning Bid Posting is generated, reviewed, and posted on the EBB.

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Bid greater or

less than Max

Rate

Modify

the term

Modify/Extend the path

Documents

• After Marketing Final approval the contract is ready for customer to print and sign.

• Click on “View Document” to retrieve a PDF of the contract.

• Print the contract and have it signed by the appropriate party.

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Discount Requests

• Request for Discounts

– For Texas Eastern, Algonquin, East Tennessee, Saltville, SESH,

OGT, Big Sandy, M&N US, and Sabal Trail any Customer

requesting a discount of the maximum recourse rates for service

under Pipeline's Open-access Rate Schedules must submit a valid

request via the LINK® System.

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Discount Requests

• From the Contracts Menu, select the Discount Maintenance option

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Discount Requests

• From the Discount Maintenance screen enter the Begin Date, End Date, and select the Rate

schedule applicable to the contract being associated with the proposed discount.

• Click the “Contract List” button.

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Discount Requests

• From the “Contract” tab select the contract to be discounted.

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Discount Requests

• From the “Contract” tab select the contract to be discounted.

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Check the “Shipper

Warranty” radio

button

Click “New” to add a

row to the grid

Use the “Detail” tab to enter the component, locations, volume, and rates requested

Discount Requests-Suspense Provisions

• Suspense Provisions - The restrictions or limiting factors placed upon a discount that could

“suspend” the discounted rate if the provision is violated.

• From the “Suspense Provisions” tab click the “Suspense Provision List” button to select the

suspense provisions for the discount, then click the “Select” button.

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Discount Requests-Description Tab

• Description Tab: Click the “Generate” button to display explanatory terms of the discount

requested

• Check the “I agree” radio button.

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Discount Requests

• Click the “Save” and “Submit” buttons and a Discount ID number will be assigned.

From Approval tab, the Account Manager can review the request for errors.

Upon approval at appropriate level, an e-mail is automatically sent to the affected parties

indicating details of discount.

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