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Unplanned

Notification of Unplanned Unavailability

Please be advised that the flow to the National Grid from Bacton/SEAL/St. Fergus has been reduced for an unplanned outage:

Event ID  Message Type Facility  Time published  Time of event  Expected End Actual End Volume impact mcm/day 
20190204SL New Bacton Shell 15:30
04/02/2019		 15:00
04/02/2019		 Unknown 5.43
20190204SL  Final Bacton Shell 20:05
04/02/2019		 15:00
04/02/2019		 N/A 19:30 Production restarted offshore
20190209SF New St Fergus 23:44
09/02/2019		 23:00
09/02/2019		 Unknown 9.40
20190209SF Final St Fergus 23:15
10/02/2019		 23:00
09/02/2019		 N/A 21:50
10/02/2019		 11.0
20190607SF New St Fergus 11:30
07/06/2019		 09:30 (GMT)
07/06/2019		 Unknown 8.0 Mm3/d
20190607SF Final St Fergus 05.30 
08/06/2019		 09:30 (GMT) 07/06/2019 Unknown 05:00 (GMT)
08/06/2019
 		 St Fergus capacity restored
20190814SF New St. Fergus 17:00
14/08/2019		 06:00
20/08/2019		 Unknown Unknown (to be evaluated in the coming days)
20190814SF Revision 1 St. Fergus 08.55
17/08/2019		 06:00
18/08/2019		 Unknown

18 & 19/08/2019 – 5Mm3/d
From 20/08/2019 Onwards – 12Mm3/d
20190814SF Revision 2 St Fergus 17:00
18/08/2019

06:00
18/08/2019

 Unknown 19/08/19 – 2.5Mm3/d
20/08/2019 – 10Mm3/d
21/08/19 Onwards – 12-14Mm3/d
20190814SF Revision 3 St Fergus ASAP 06:00
18/08/2019		 Early December
2019		 19/08/19 – 2.5Mm3/d
20/08/2019 – 10Mm3/d
21/08/19 Onwards – 12-14Mm3/d
02/09/19 Onwards – 06-10Mm3/d
20190814SF Revision 4 St Fergus ASAP 06:00
18/08/2019

Mid December 2019

19/08/19 – 2.5Mm3/d
20/08/2019 – 10Mm3/d
21/08/19 Onwards – 12-14Mm3/d
02/09/19 Onwards – 06-10Mm3/d
14/10/19 Onwards – 4-6 Mm3/d
20190902BN New Bacton Shell 18.00
02/09/2019		 14:28
02/09/2019		 Unknown 7.2 mcm/day Operational Issues & Planned Maintenance
20190902BN FINAL Bacton Shell 18.45
02/09/2019		 14:28
02/09/2019		 Unknown 18:09 Operational Issues Resolved
20191018SL New SEAL 07:45
18/10/2019		 06:00
18/10/2019		 Unknown 11.4 MCM/d
Liquid export route unavailable
20191018SL Revision 1 SEAL 6:15
19/10/2019		 06:00
18/10/2019		 Unknown 18/10/2019 -11.8 MCM/d
19/10/2019 – 14.8 MCM/d
Liquid export route unavailable.
20191018SL FINAL SEAL 06:25
20/10/2019		 06:00
18/10/2019		 N/A 06:00 20/10/2019 Bacton SEAL NTS deliveries started. Liquid export route available.
20191024SL New SEAL 00:40
25/10/2019		 23:00
24/10/2019		 Unknown

24/10/2019 -5.8 MCM/d
Liquid export route unavailable.
20191024SL FINAL SEAL 15:00
25/10/2019		 23:00
24/10/2019		 10:00
25/10/2019		 Third Party liquid export route available
20190814SF Final St Fergus 17.20
09/12/2019		 06:00
18/08/2019

Mid December 2019

 09/12/2019 19/08/19 – 2.5Mm3/d
20/08/2019 – 10Mm3/d
21/08/19 Onwards – 12-14Mm3/d
02/09/19 Onwards – 06-10Mm3/d
14/10/19 Onwards – 4-6 Mm3/d
01/11/19 Onwards – 14-16 Mm3/d
02/11/19 Onwards – 4-6 Mm3/d
20191209SF New St Fergus 17.20
09/12/2019		 06:00
10/12/2019		 06:00
12/12/2019		 13 Mm3/d
20191209SF Revision 1 St Fergus 11.35
11/12/2019		 06:00
10/12/2019		 06:00
14/12/2019		 13 Mm3/d
20191209SF Revision 2 St Fergus 11.25
13/12/2019		 06:00
10/12/2019		 06:00
15/12/2019		 13 Mm3/d
20191209SF Revision 3
 St Fergus 06:40
15/12/2019		 06:00
10/12/2019		 06:00
15/12/2019		 06:00
15/12/2019		 13 Mm3/d

The information given is in good faith to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting, but no warranty is given as to its accuracy or completeness.

Planned

Notification of Planned Unavailability

Please be advised that the flow to the National Grid from SEAL will be reduced for the following planned outage:

Event ID Message Type Facility Time Published Time of Event Expected End Actual End Volume impact mcm/day
20190219SF New St Fergus 17:20
06/27/2018		 06:00
19/02/2019		 06:00
20/02/2019		 16 mcm/day (6-12hr plant outage for ESD testing)
20190801SL New SEAL 11:30
31/12/2018		 06:00
01/08/2019		 06:00
05/08/2019		 NA 14 mcm/day – planned maintenance at Bacton terminal.
20190801SL Final SEAL 12:40
03/08/2019		 12:30
03/08/2019		 06:00
05/08/2019		 12:30
03/08/2019		 Terminal maint completed
20190309BN New Bacton 13:30
08/01/2019		 06:00
09/03/2019		 06:00
10/03/2019		 NA 11.5 mcm/day – planned maintenance at Bacton terminal.
20190908BN New Bacton 13:30
08/01/2019		 06:00
08/09/2019		 06:00
11/09/2019		 NA 10.0 mcm/day – planned maintenance at Bacton terminal.
20190908BN Final Bacton 13:10
09/12/2019		 06:00
08/09/2019		 06:00
12/09/2019		 11:30
12/09/2019		 Terminal maint completed
20190309BN FINAL Bacton 11:00
12/04/2019		 06:00
09/03/2019		 06:00
10/03/2019		 10:00
10/03/2019		 Bacton available to receive gas deliveries.
20190203SF New St Fergus 17:15
10/01/2019		 06:00
03/02/2019		 06:00
08/02/2019		 15 mcm/d
20190203SF Revision St Fergus 15:45
17/01/2019		 06:00 03/02/2019 06:00 08/02/2019 17.5 mcm/d
20190203SF Revision St Fergus 18:00
05/02/2019		  06:00
03/02/2019		 06:00 
11/02/2019		 15 mcm/d
20190203SF Revision St Fergus 16:00
07/02/2019		 06:00 03/02/2019 18:00 08/02/2019 17.5 mcm/d
Approximate 1-2 day ramp up expected.
20190203SF Revision St Fergus 02:50
09/02/2019		 06:00 03/02/2019 12:00
09/02/2019		 15 mcm/d
20190203SF FINAL St Fergus 13:35
09/02/2019		 06:00 03/02/2019 12:00 09/02/2019 13:00 09/02/2019 Downstream capacity restored
20190219SF Revision St Fergus 14:30
15/02/2019		 06:00 12/03/2019 06:00 13/03/2019 16 mcm/day (6-12hr plant outage for ESD testing)
20190219SF Revision 2 St Fergus 12:00
06/03/2019		 POSTPONED – Revised date TBC. POSTPONED – Revised date TBC. POSTPONED – Revised date TBC.

ESD Test planned for 12th March 2019 is postponed.

New date to be issued shortly.
20190325SF New St Fergus 14:15
08/03/2019		 06:00 25/03/2019 06:00 30/03/2019

First day impact during ESD test - 16 mcm/day (6-12hr plant outage for ESD testing).

Following days partial impact of 5 mcm/day.
20190325SF Revision 1 St Fergus 01:25
22/03/2019		 06:00 25/03/2019 06:00 29/03/2019

Partial Impact on gas day 25th – 27th of 5mcm/day.

Full impact on gas day 28th March - 16 mcm/day (12hr plant outage for ESD testing).
20200220SF New St Fergus 13:45
29/03/2019		 06:00 20/02/2020 06:00 21/02/2020 16 mcm/day (12hr plant outage for ESD testing).
20200721SF New St Fergus 13:45
29/03/2019		 06:00 21/07/2020 06:00 11/08/2020 Total Plant Shutdown – zero flow capacity.
20190325SF Final St Fergus 07:45
30/03/2019		 06:00 25/03/2019 06:00 29/03/2019  06:00 29/03/2019 Downstream capacity restored
20190601SL New SEAL 10:00
12/04/2019		 06:00
01/06/2019		 06:00
06/06/2019		 NA 14 mcm/day – liquid export route unavailable.
20190601SL Final SEAL 10:20 04/06/2019 06:00
01/06/2019		 06:00
06/06/2019		 14:30
02/06/2019

Liquid Export Route available
20190829SL New SEAL 18:00
27/08/2019		 08:00
29/08/2019		 18:00
29/08/2019		 NA 14 mcm/day – SEAL Bacton Plant Unavailability
20190829SL Final SEAL 18:45
29/08/2019		 08:00
29/08/2019		 18:00
29/08/2019		 18:00
29/08/2019		 SEAL Bacton Plant available
200509BN New Bacton Shell 15:30
27/09/2019		 06:00
09/05/2020		 06:00
10/05/2020		 11.5 mcm/day – planned maintenance at Bacton terminal
200616SL New SEAL 15:30
27/09/2019		 06:00
16/06/2020		 06:00
24/07/2020		 14 mcm/day – Planned maintenance at Terminal and liquid export route unavailable
20190219SF FINAL St Fergus 22:00
30/09/2019		 CANCELLED CANCELLED CANCELLED
20200220SF Revision 1 St. Fergus 22:00
30/09/2019		 06:00
26/02/2020		 06:00
27/02/2020		 16 mcm/day (12hr plant outage for ESD testing).
20200721SF Revision 1 St. Fergus 22:00
30/09/2019		 06:00
21/07/2020		 06:00
28/08/2020		 Total plant shutdown – zero flow capacity from 21/07/20 – 11/08/20.
Partial impact of 16 mcm/d from 11/08/20 onwards
20200220SF Revision 2 St Fergus 15.15
20/12/2019		 06:00
20/02/2020		 06:00
21/02/2020		 06:00
21/02/2020		 16 mcm/day (12hr plant outage for ESD testing)
20200220SF Revision 3 St Fergus 11.30
23/01/2020		 06:00
27/02/2020		 06:00
28/02/2020		 06:00
28/02/2020		 16 mcm/day (12hr plant outage for ESD testing)
200509BN Revision Bacton Shell 10:15
03/02/2020		 06:00
09/05/2020		 06:00
11/05/2020 		 11.5 mcm/day – planned maintenance at Bacton terminal
200509BN Final Bacton Shell 06:30
11/05/2020		 06:00
09/05/2020		 06:00
11/05/2020		 06:00 11/05/2020 Bacton plant available
20200220SF Revision 4 St Fergus 09.30
20/02/2020		 06:00
27/02/2020		 06:00
28/02/2020

16 mcm/day (12hr plant outage for ESD testing)
20200220SF Final St Fergus 18:15
27/02/2020		 06:00
27/02/2020		 06:00
28/02/2020		 17:38
27/02/2020		 16 mcm/day (12hr plant outage for ESD testing)
20200721SF Revision 2 St Fergus 15:15
31/03/2020		 POSTPONED – Date TBC

POSTPONED – Date TBC

Outage has been postponed from 2020. New dates in 2021 will be advised shortly.

Total plant shutdown – zero flow capacity from 21/07/20 – 11/08/20.
Partial impact of 16 mcm/d from 11/08/20 onwards
200616SL Revision 1 SEAL 15:40
17/04/2020		 POSTPONED – Date TBC

POSTPONED – Date TBC

Outage has been postponed. New dates will be advised shortly.

14 mcm/day – Planned maintenance at Terminal and liquid export route unavailable from 16/06/20 – 24/07/20.
20200820SF New St Fergus 14:40
22/04/2020		 20/8/2020

27/8/2020

Total Offshore Outage.

No Gas landed at Shell St. Fergus

25Mm3/day Loss
20200721SF Final St. Fergus 23:15
22/04/2020		 CANCELLED CANCELLED CANCELLED
200616SL Final SEAL 16:10
23/04/2020		 CANCELLED CANCELLED CANCELLED
20200828SL New SEAL 16:10
23/04/2020		 06:00
28/08/2020		 06:00
02/09/2020		 NA 14 mcm/day – Planned maintenance at Terminal and liquid export route unavailable
20200820SF Revision 1 St Fergus 22:00
26/08/2020
 22:00
25/08/2020		 06:00
03/09/2020		 06:00
03/09/2020

Flow has now restarted, during ramp-up capacity is limited to the below:

26-31st Aug - 10Mm3/d

1st Sept – 15Mm3/d

2nd Sept – 19Mm3/d

3rd Sept Onwards – No impact
20200828SL Revision 1 SEAL 14:30
02/09/2020		 06:00
28/08/2020		 06:00
03/09/2020		 NA 14 mcm/day – Planned maintenance at Terminal and liquid export route unavailable
20200828SL Final SEAL 16:45
03/09/2020

06:00
28/08/2020

 16:00
03/09/2020

14 mcm/day – Planned maintenance at Terminal and liquid export route unavailable
20200820SF Final St Fergus 19:30
07/09/2020		 22:00
25/08/2020
 06:00
03/09/2020		 06:00
03/09/2020		 Single module capacity fully available.
20210527SL New SEAL 13:45
18/09/2020		 06:00
27/05/2021		 06:00
28/06/2021		 NA

14 mcm/day – Planned maintenance at Terminal and liquid export route unavailable.
20210501 New Bacton Shell 13:45
18/09/2020		 06:00
01/05/2021		 06:00
02/05/2020		 NA

11.5 mcm/day – Planned maintenance at Bacton terminal.
20201202SF New St Fergus 10:30
25/11/2020		 06:00
01/12/2020		 06:00
03/12/2020

Partial impact on gas days 01/12-02/12 of 5 Mm3/d

Full impact on gas day 02/12 of 16 Mm3/d. 3 hr outage due to St Fergus ESD testing
20201202SF Final

St Fergus

 20:00
30/12/2020		 06:00
01/12/2020		 06:00
03/12/2020		 Event Cancelled None

The information given is in good faith to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting, but no warranty is given as to its accuracy or completeness.

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