ENTSOG Annual Report 2015

UKRAINIAN MONITORING MISSION

In November 2014, EC formally asked ENTSOG for support in establishing a Ukrainian Monitoring Mission (in accord- ance with Regulation (EU) 994/2010 Article 11 Para. 7 and the “Rules of procedure for the Gas Coordination Group” Article 5 and 6). Consequently, ENTSOG supported EC in setting up the Mission’s terms of reference; an ENTSOG representative travelled to Ukrtransgaz headquarters on 22 December 2014. This represented a first high-level visit aiming at building confidence and starting to examine data exchange needs. The next meeting took place in January 2015. Representa- tives from Ukrtransgaz met with ENTSOG and agreed on the data provisions and formats for the daily data reports.

Ukrtransgaz started to provide EC and ENTSOG with the daily data report on 3 February 2015.

A number of meetings between Ukrtransgaz, EC and ENTSOG were held throughout 2015. The daily report was further improved. At the end of 2015, ENTSOG and the EC had gained a full understanding of the gas flows into, with- in and out of Ukraine. It must be emphasised that Ukrtransgaz has made the dai- ly reports available without fail and that the talks between the involved parties were characterised by a high level of trust and constructive solutions.

COOPERATION WITH ENERGY COMMUNITY AND THIRD-COUNTRY TSOs

During a workshop, ENTSOG presented the final version of INT NC and how to apply the rules defined in the code. ENTSOG’s TSO members and contracting parties to EnC TSOs demonstrated how they apply the technical rules of INT NC. In addition, “Europe Maghreb Pipeline Limited” (empl) demonstrated the difficulties demonstrated the diffi- culties they encounter at IPs when transporting gas from Al- geria via Morocco to Spain. These examples demonstrated

how important it is to streamline and harmonise the rules along the whole gas value chain. Furthermore, ENTSOG presented the latest developments of RCSG (former Early Warning System). ENTSOG again invited all non-Member State TSOs to join the Early Warning System teams and promised to reinforce its efforts in this area in 2016 (in line with Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 994/2010).

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