The purpose of the Gas Governance Issues in Gas Quality: Issues Paper was to review New Zealand's arrangements for managing gas quality, identify areas for more detailed evaluation, and suggest next steps.
The paper was written in response to industry concerns about the responsibility and liability for gas quality in New Zealand. Some participants believed responsibilities were unclear, or not well aligned with liabilities. This had been a point of contention between producers, transmission companies, distributors, and retailers.
We have considered submissions and have responded in the Analysis of Submissions below. The analysis identifies further work Gas Industry Co will undertake in relation to gas quality arrangements.
The Gas Quality Issues paper and the Analysis of Submissions can be viewed in Related Documents below.
In December 2010 Gas Industry Co advised the Minister on its work related to gas quality. The advice to the Minister on industry gas quality arrangements was that regulation was not required at the time. However Gas Industry Co would continue to work with industry participants to improve arrangements as outlined in the letter below.