Powering Energy Operations with Effective Natural Gas Scheduling

Key Strategies and Expert Insights

Powering Energy Operations with Effective Natural Gas Scheduling

Unlocking Scheduling Excellence for Energy Companies

Designed to streamline and optimize every aspect of gas transportation and delivery, Horizon helps energy companies stay ahead in a complex, fast-moving market. Paired with Value Creed’s deep expertise in Allegro/Horizon scheduling, businesses gain the precision and control needed to manage even the most intricate supply chain scenarios seamlessly.

Navigating Natural Gas Supply Chain Complexities

Schedulers using horizon for day-to-day operations can utilize the extensive capabilities for seamless scheduling, which remain untapped, and schedulers lack the essential tips and tricks needed for its effective use. This operational setup is impacting your business in several ways:

Pipeline
Model Complexity

Data Entry and Retrieval Accuracy

Reconciliation and
Validation

Drafting and Flow Direction Logic

Interconnect Setup Complexity

Key Strategies for Maximum Efficiency

Effective natural gas scheduling hinges on mastering pipeline models, nomination workflows, and system settings. The sections below highlight essential strategies to enhance your scheduling operations and streamline these processes for peak efficiency.

Different pipeline models support varying operational needs in gas scheduling:

Pathed Threaded Model: Best when strict links between supply and market nominations are needed, ensuring precise control but with limited flexibility.
Pathed Non-threaded Model: Offers greater flexibility by allowing separation of commercial transactions and transportation flows.
Non-Pathed Model: Ideal for adaptable trading strategies, enabling dynamic route adjustments based on market conditions.
Entry-Exit Model: Focused on contract adherence and balancing nominations between entry and exit points.

Our team assesses your trading workflows and pipeline characteristics to recommend and implement the most effective pipeline model. This ensures your scheduling system supports both operational accuracy and market agility.

Efficient data retrieval is essential for timely scheduling decisions. Key tips include:

Index scheduling views by pipeline, company, counterparty, contract, or point for quick access.
Use appropriate time ranges—up to one month maximum or as precise as a single day.
Populate critical sidebar parameters like time units, cycles, transaction types, and path timings.
Enable essential display tools such as Energy or Volume units, Available Plan and Forecast, Loss records, Nominations, Inventory Points, and Storage Plans.
Utilize functional tools efficiently, including Confirm All, Create Path, Repeat Path, Submit Nomination, and Create Activity, to streamline your workflow.

We optimize your system settings and train your team on best practices for tool usage and view configurations, reducing delays and enhancing scheduler productivity.

Accurate nomination and inventory management require detailed reconciliation and careful data entry:

We develop robust validation and reconciliation procedures to minimize errors and improve transparency in nominations and transfers, helping you maintain operational integrity.

Interconnect points link multiple pipelines and storage facilities, requiring precise configuration:

Our experts guide you through complex interconnect setups and drafting logic, ensuring seamless gas flow across interconnected pipelines and reducing configuration risks.

Drafting controls how nominations are reflected across pipeline points:

We tailor drafting logic configurations to your unique pipeline network and trading strategies, enhancing nomination accuracy and operational flexibility.

Advantages of Efficient Scheduling

Improved Flexibility in Scheduling

Pathed, Non-threaded, and Non-Pathed models enable more dynamic transaction adjustments. REC/DEL point types allow for scheduling flexibility in both directions.

Operational
Efficiency

Standardized tool-click setup accelerates scheduling workflows. Repeat Path and Create Activity functions reduce manual data entry.

Accuracy and Compliance

Mandatory verification steps help align nominations with actual trade data. Proper interconnect setup ensures accurate volume movements and storage representation.

Better Trading
Decisions

Non-Pathed and Entry-Exit models offer agility in responding to market conditions. Drafting configurations allow proactive volume management across pipelines.

Risk
Reduction

Avoid imbalances and penalties with proper nomination submission and reconciliation. Ensure system-aligned configurations to prevent drafting or transfer errors.

Unlock Precision and Agility in Gas Scheduling with Value Creed

Mastering Allegro Horizon NG scheduling is key to staying competitive in today’s dynamic energy markets. By choosing the right pipeline models, optimizing data views, managing nominations flawlessly, and fine-tuning interconnect and drafting logic, you can transform complexity into clarity and efficiency.

With Value Creed’s deep expertise and tailored solutions, you gain a trusted partner who simplifies your scheduling challenges, drives operational excellence, and empowers your business to move faster and smarter.

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