1313thth July 2009 July 2009

Meeting of Theft of Gas Review Group Meeting of Theft of Gas Review Group (UNC245)(UNC245)

Meeting of Theft of Gas Review Group Meeting of Theft of Gas Review Group (UNC245)(UNC245)

Rates of Shipper Responses to the Monthly Unregistered Sites Reports

Number of Shippers Which Were Issued Activity Reports vs. Number of Shippers Which Responded

Nov 08 Dec 08 Jan 09 Feb 09 Mar 09 Apr 09

Shippers Issued Reports

30 31 30 28 30 28

Shippers Responded

3 6 2 5 1 1

% 10.0% 19.4% 6.7% 17.9% 3.3% 19.4%

Number of responses stating YES – to confirm resulting in a confirmation (Oct08-March09)

Yes to Confirm

Confirmations

1,033 562 (54%)

Unregsitered and Shipperless Sites Industry Position

  April 09 *June 09 Trend Description

Unregistered Shipper Activity 11,527 3344

These reports are sent out shipper specific and include sites where shippers have provided an activity which suggests intention to confirm i.e., Confirmation rejection, Meter asset update to the C&D store, Conquest raised to create the M Number, End User. They are for created sites > 12 months

Orphaned 133 12,227

This report is sent out to the whole industry either following a shippers response to the shipper activity report, that they have no further interest in the M Number or that no response is received within the period of production of the next Bi monthly report. They also include sites where a service has been completed and in some instances a meter already installed. They are for created sites > 12 months

Shipperless Sites 1,998 4,267 These contain sites which have previously been confirmed and withdrawn with meter removed. Information provided suggests either the existing meter still on site or a new meter has been fitted e.g. Gas Safety Regulations (GSR)

No Activity 25,844 24,492 These contain meter points created on UK Link from 2007 onwards where no shipper activity has been recorded and that remain unconfirmed. They are for created sites > 12 months

Legitimately Unregistered

6,282 6,193

These contain sites which can represent one of the following reasons: Vacant sites No Gas meter but live service Service still in planning stage

Meter Point created less than 12 months

34,145 25,798 These figures provide details of meter points that have a created date < than 12 months that remain unconfirmed - If not confirmed they will gradually feed into some of the above reports going out to industry

TOTAL 79,929 76,321

* Preliminary figures - Reports are due to go out w/e 17th July 09

Breakdown of Shipper Activity

Total Conquest C&D Store Confirmation Rejections

Service Requests

3344 882 1161 730 369

Sample of Unregistered LSP’s provided to a Meter Asset Manager

Number with Meters 45%

Number with meter and Supplier 26%

Number with meters without Supplier 19%

Meter Fitted   With Supplier

2003 6.67% 0.00%

2004 33.33% 15.38%

2005 48.89% 65.38%

2006 4.44% 7.69%

2007 4.44% 7.69%

2008 0.00% 0.00%

2009 2.22% 3.85%

Proposed MNo Creation/UnregisteredProcess Flow

UIP

xo

serv

e

Service planned.

MNo Request

Submitted to xoserve

MPRN set up on UK-

Link.

Has service been

cancelled?

MPRN provided to UIP.

Inform xoserve of cancelled

service.

Set MPRN to EX

End

YES

Send MPRN to MAM to check for

Asset Activity

Check for Asset Activity and respond

to xoserve

Has asset been fitted?

MPRN added to

the Shipper Activity Report

Receive Shipper Activity Report

and take appropriate action

NO

YES

MPRN added to the

Legitimately Unregistered

Report

DN Investigate.

Possible Disconnection

EndYES

Sh

ipp

er

MA

M

Has MPRN been Confirmed?

NO

Check for Shipper Activity

Shipper Activity

Detected?

NO Has MPRN been

Confirmed?

YES

NO

YES

Legend

MNo Creation Process

Shipperless Sites Process

If EU refuses to sign Supply Contract, submit to DN for

investigation

Check C&D Store

Activity Detected

?

NO

YES

MPRN Unconfirmed

after 12 months from

creation

NO

Root Causes now being discussed at the Unregistered Working Group meetings

Timescales from MPRN requested to service laid Services laid and no MPRN request received Address Clarity MPRN Rejections Job Cancellations M Number provided to requester Correctly tagging services IGT sites Code 12’s and Fast Track requests Shipperless sites Industry co-operation