SHIPPER MANUAL Valid from 1 October 2017 - …

1 1 October 2017 SHIPPER MANUAL Page 1 of 30 SHIPPER MANUAL Valid from 1 October 2017 Table of Contents 1 Applicability and Definitions .. 4 2 Information exchange .. 7 3 Bilateral Transactions .. 9 4 Operational Services .. 9 1 October 2017 SHIPPER MANUAL Page 2 of 30 5 Dispatching principles of the Transportation Systems.

2 12 6 Conversion between energy and volume .. 19 7 Imbalances .. 21 8 Attribution and allocation .. 22 9 Quality Variation Gas or Off-spec Gas in Area D .. 24 10 Factors .. 24 11 Miscellaneous .. 25 1 October 2017 SHIPPER MANUAL Page 3 of 30 12 Dispatching Messages .. 26 13 Maintenance Planning Procedure .. 28 1 October 2017 SHIPPER MANUAL Page 4 of 30 1 Applicability and Definitions Applicability This SHIPPER MANUAL sets out detailed rules for communication between shippers and Operator, Operator and Field Operators and describes the communication lines between Operator and Terminals and Plants.

3 The SHIPPER MANUAL is detailing out some of the provisions of the Operations MANUAL . The SHIPPER Maunual is developed according to the process described in Section 59, 4th paragraph of the Petroleum Regulation. Proposals for amendments to the SHIPPER MANUAL shall be developed by the Operator and submitted to the shippers and the owners of the Transportation System in writing for consultation. The shippers and the owners of the Transportation System shall submit their comments within 20 Business Days after receipt of such notice from the Operator. The Operator shall take due consideration of the shippers and the owners of the Transportation System s comments.

4 If the Operator, in its sole opinion, after having received and reviewed the shippers and the owners of the Transportation System s comments decides to amend the SHIPPER MANUAL , such changes shall be submitted to the shippers and the owners of the Transportation System in writing in reasonable time before coming into force. Definitions The definitions set out in the relevant Terms and Conditions shall also be Valid for this SHIPPER MANUAL . In addition, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them below: 1. "Area" shall mean one of the areas A to P as further described in Tarifforskriften. 2. Daily Delivery Instruction shall mean the instruction from the Operator to the SHIPPER s Field Operator, Plant and Terminals specifying the quantity of Gas to be delivered for a Day into or out of the Transportation System, as applicable.

5 3. Daily Field Nomination shall mean the SHIPPER s nominated Gas deliveries from SHIPPER s Field. 4. Daily Exit Point Nomination shall mean the sum of a SHIPPER s nominated Gas deliveries at any Exit Point. 5. Dispatching shall mean all information exchange, actions and operations performed in connection with the planning and execution of transportation of Gas. 6. Dispatching Messages shall mean the information messages described in article 12. 1 October 2017 SHIPPER MANUAL Page 5 of 30 7.

6 Downstream SHIPPER shall mean a SHIPPER having a transportation contract with a DTSO. 8. Downstream SHIPPER Code shall mean the code used to identify the shippers transportation contracts with the DTSO. 9. Downstream Transportation System Operator or DTSO" shall mean a legal entity responsible for the operation of a transportation system downstream the Exit Point. 10. Expected Maximum Daily Delivery shall have the meaning described in the Booking MANUAL article 2. 11. Field Availability shall mean the minimum and maximum Gas quantity (Sm3) at any time forecasted by the SHIPPER s Field Operator to be available for nomination at a Field.

7 12. Field Availability Transaction shall mean transaction of Field Availability between shippers. 13. Field Imbalance shall mean the difference between production from a SHIPPER s Field and shippers aggregated nominations related to the Field. 14. "Field Lifting Key" or FLK shall mean the distribution key (expressed as a percentage share) of Field Availability amongst the shippers. 15. First Nomination Deadline shall mean the deadline for the shippers, at 14:00, to make the initial nominations for the following Day. 16. Gj a Area Fields shall mean Gj a field and Vega Unit. 17. Linepack shall mean the quantity of Gas which the Operator decides must be provided by the Field(s) in order to make deliveries as requested by the shippers and provide the necessary operating tolerances.

8 18. Main Data Collection Process shall have the meaning described in article 19. Nomination Lead Time shall mean the current full hour and the following two hours. 20. Plant shall mean the Gas treatment- and processing facilities which supply Gas into Area D. 21. Portfolio GCV shall have the meaning described in article 10. 22. Recovery Factor shall mean the factor that multiplied with the quantity of produced Gas gives the need for Booked Processing Capacity or Booked Quality Service, as described in article 10. 1 October 2017 SHIPPER MANUAL Page 6 of 30 23.

9 Resource Category shall have the meaning as described in the Guideline to Classification of the Petroleum Resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf issued by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. 24. Shrinkage Factor shall mean the factor used to convert Rich Gas processed at K rst gas plant, Kollsnes gas plant or at the Heimdal platform to resultant Dry Gas as described in article 10. 25. SHIPPER Code shall mean the unique code that identifies a SHIPPER . 26. SHIPPER Imbalance shall have the meaning described in article 27. SHIPPER Pair shall mean the combination of SHIPPER Code and Downstream SHIPPER Code. 28. Spur Line shall mean the 12 Statfjord UK gas pipeline.

10 29. Statfjord Area Fields shall mean Statfjord Unit, Statfjord Nord, Statfjord st, Snorre and Vigdis fields. 30. Tampen Area Fields shall mean Statfjord Area Fields and all other fields delivering Gas at an Area A Entry Point. 31. Terminal shall mean onshore Gas receiving facilities operated by the Operator. 32. Terms and Condition shall mean either: a. Terms and Conditions for Transportation of Gas in Gassled, or b. Terms and Conditions for Transportation of Gas in Haltenpipe, or c. Terms and Conditions for Transportation of Gas in Knarr Gas Pipeline, or d. Terms and Conditions for Transportation of Gas in Valemon Rich Gas Pipeline, or e.