Common use of Direct Benefit Clause in Contracts

Direct Benefit. The Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder are for the direct benefit of the Borrower or one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower, and the initial Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder are used to refinance and replace indebtedness owing, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower and certain of the Guarantors to the Lenders under the Prior Credit Facility. The Borrower and the Guarantors are engaged as an integrated group in the business of oil and gas exploration and related fields, and any benefits to the Borrower or any Guarantor is a benefit to all of them, both directly or indirectly, inasmuch as the successful operation and condition of the Borrower and the Guarantors is dependent upon the continued successful performance of the functions of the integrated group as a whole.