Support to Oil Pipeline Carriers and Hydroelectric Companies
I have provided consulting services to natural gas transmission and storage companies in the following areas:
Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Providing guidance on the classification of transactions in accordance with the specific requirements of the Uniform System of Accounts
- Evaluating the pipeline’s property unit catalog and retirement unit listings
- Reviewing recordkeeping policies to ensure consistency with record retention requirements
- Evaluating accounting policies to ensure compliance with the overall accounting and financial reporting requirements
- Assisting oil pipelines in FERC filing for waivers and/ or interpretations of the Uniform System of Accounts
- Providing rate guidance related to depreciated original cost and valuation methods of determining rate base for tariff purposes
- Assisting in response to FERC Enforcement actions
- Assisting in response to FERC audit activities
- Assisting new pipeline carriers to establish accounting and recordkeeping policies consistent with FERC regulations
- Serving as an expert in arbitration and legal proceeding on accounting and rate related matters
- Providing guidance on FERC’s policies with respect to automatic adjustment tariffs
- Providing guidance to hydroelectric companies for relicensing on FERC’s policies with respect to amortization reserves and net investment
Other Compliance Matters
- Providing assistance in developing compliance programs consistent with the FERC policy