Common use of Emergency and Required Expenditures Clause in Contracts

Emergency and Required Expenditures. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Operator is hereby authorized to conduct operations and incur expenses that in its opinion are reasonably necessary to safeguard life, property, and the environment in case of an actual or imminently threatened blowout, explosion, accident, fire, flood, storm, hurricane, catastrophe, or other emergency, and the expenses shall be borne by the Participating Parties in the affected operation. Operator shall report to the Participating Parties, as promptly as possible, the nature of the emergency and the action taken. Operator is also authorized to conduct operations and incur expenses reasonably required by statute, regulation, order, or permit condition or by a governmental authority having jurisdiction, which expenses shall be borne by the Participating Parties in the affected operation, subject to Exhibit "C".

Emergency and Required Expenditures. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Operator is hereby authorized to conduct operations and incur expenses that in its opinion are reasonably necessary to safeguard life, property, and the environment in case of an actual or imminently threatened blowout, explosion, accident, fire, flood, storm, hurricane, catastrophe, or other emergency, and the expenses shall be borne by the Participating Parties in the affected operation. Operator shall report to the Participating Parties, as promptly as possible, the nature of the emergency and the action taken. Operator is also authorized to conduct operations and incur expenses reasonably required by statute, regulation, order, or permit condition or by a governmental authority having jurisdiction, which expenses shall be borne by the Participating Parties in the affected operation, subject to Exhibit "C".. ST/WD EPA JOA 17