Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

contrats long terme sur le hub

English translation:

long term contracts on the hub

Added to glossary by Robert Frankling
Jul 24, 2007 15:45
16 yrs ago
French term

contrats long terme sur le hub

French to English Tech/Engineering Petroleum Eng/Sci Fr (Belg) to Eng (UK) - application for a gas supply licence
"Concernant l'approvisionnement en gaz, (...) une négociation en cours avec un shipper, une négociation avec la société Xxxxxxx, des contrats long terme sur le hub etc..."

The hub is part of a gas distribution system???
Proposed translations (English)
2 long term contracts on the hub
Change log

Sep 11, 2007 14:46: Robert Frankling Created KOG entry

Discussion

BusterK Jul 24, 2007:
that's what i'd say. since it is an english word in the first place, there is little risk in keeping it.

Proposed translations

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long term contracts on the hub

The French seems to literally copy the English.

Trading hubs offer gas suppliers increased access to both short- medium- and long-term supplies,and access to numerous buyers and sellers of gas (including producers, other suppliers, large consumers and pure wholesale traders). This can add flexibility to a diversified gas supply portfolio. Hubs allow gas suppliers to adapt to changing supply and demand conditions, by being able easily to buy and sell gas in the short and medium term. The presence of short term sales and purchases also enables suppliers to diversify the pattern of their gas resources, both in terms of origin and of allocation between long, medium and short term.

Seller is responsible for the movement of the gas through the Hub; ...
www.nymex.com/NG_spec.aspx

noeud, n.m.

Domaine : Pétrole et gaz/Transport.

Définition : Lieu d'interconnexion de réseaux de gaz naturel, destiné à optimiser les échanges gaziers à grande échelle.

Équivalent étranger : hub.
http://www.admi.net/jo/20061125/CTNX0609643K.html

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Note added at 25 mins (2007-07-24 16:10:23 GMT)
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“HUBSERVICES”FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OFGAS SUPPLIERS
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:_5rj_uiuQ10J:www.euroga...

...the above article provides a wealth of information on gas hubs.
Note from asker:
Equivalent étranger is a bit of a classic, isn't it. (Do you speak foreign, as they say in the UK! ;-) ) Anyhow, thanks!
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